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DOORPOST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doorpost mean?
• DOORPOST (noun)
The noun DOORPOST has 1 sense:
1. a jamb for a door
Familiarity information: DOORPOST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jamb for a door
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
doorjamb; doorpost
Hypernyms ("doorpost" is a kind of...):
jamb (upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame)
Holonyms ("doorpost" is a part of...):
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