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doorstop Definition

door·stop (-stäp′)

noun

  1. a device used to hold a door open at a desired position or prevent it from closing too forcibly or slamming against a wall
  2. a thin wooden strip affixed to a frame of a doorway, against which the door closes

doorstop Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • book: This is a huge doorstop of a book, but it won't be left sitting long enough to turn into one!

Converse of object

  • make: Hermes Foot This plaster cast, taken from an unknown sculpture of Hermes, makes an amusing doorstop.
  • have: One of the brothers was missing an arm and his mother had an iron doorstop embedded in her temple.
  • embed: One of the brothers was missing an arm and his mother had an iron doorstop embedded in her temple.

Adjective modifier

  • good: Leave it out for a week and you have a very good doorstop.

Noun used with modifier

  • iron: One of the brothers was missing an arm and his mother had an iron doorstop embedded in her temple.

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