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[ dawr-pohst, dohr- ] / ˈdɔrˌpoʊst, ˈdoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doorpost ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of doorpostFirst recorded in 1525–35; door + post1 Words nearby doorpostDoornik, door opener, Door Peninsula, doorpiece, doorplate, doorpost, door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doorpostThe arrow on the doorpost that the singer sees when the song begins is a sign. The Darker Meanings in a Bob Dylan Masterpiece|Sean Wilentz|September 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST The orthodox amulet on the doorpost did not comfort her; it had been left there, forgotten, a mute symbol of the Jewish past. Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill As he did so his eye casually fell on the handsome girl by the doorpost, who was looking at him. Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte She shook her bright head against the doorpost and shut her soft lips into a straight line. Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
He leaned back against the doorpost, immersed in bitter reminiscence. The Jonathan Papers|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris Leaning against the doorpost, he at first chuckled and then roared. The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
British Dictionary definitions for doorpost
nounanother name for doorjamb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to doorpostpole, panel, shaft, picket, leg, column, pillar, stake, rail, palisade, standard, mast, pile, stud, pedestal, prop, pale, stock, stilt, newel |