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DOORSILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doorsill mean? 

DOORSILL (noun)
  The noun DOORSILL has 1 sense:

1. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorwayplay

  Familiarity information: DOORSILL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOORSILL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

doorsill; doorstep; threshold

Hypernyms ("doorsill" is a kind of...):

sill (structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure)

Holonyms ("doorsill" is a part of...):

door; doorway; room access; threshold (the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close)


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