doorstop
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- noun
- /ˈdɔrˌstɑp/
- She placed a doorstop in front of the door to keep it open while she worked.
- iron doorstops
- cast-iron doorstop
- old doorstop
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Watch on YouTubeThat is the things that are very close to pens, you know, black pen, red pen versus, you know, pen and doorstop pen acting as a doorstop.
- That is the things that are very close to pens, you know, black pen, red pen versus, you know, pen and doorstop pen acting as a doorstop.
Examples
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I'm going to use them as everyday things, like as a doorstop, toothbrush holder, that kind of thing.
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The needlework cat doorstop her mother had made smiled its Cheshire grin.
Fiction book (1996) -
I used them as a doorstop.
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You were using it as a doorstop.
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So now I use it as my doorstop.
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We used it for a doorstop.
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Reaching again for the bottom of the beam with my hands, I put one foot up on the steel doorstop and lurched upward.
Fiction book (1995) -
For many years, long before its true nature was known, it served as a doorstop and flower bed ornament.
Blog text (9) -
Once used as a doorstop, 'rock' turns out to be a 33-pound, 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite.
Blog text (9) -
The double doors continually swing open with a loud "schwack" as they hit the doorstop, then drift slowly back before another push sends them flying open again with a "schwack" as more excited children leave for home.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
An object that you put on the floor to hold a door open
A temporary object that keeps a door open
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Etymology
Doorstop is simply the two words door and stop put together; it literally means an object that 'stops' a door from moving. Think of putting your foot under a door to keep it from closing — a doorstop does the same.