Associations to the word «Doorstop»
Wiktionary
DOORSTOP, noun. Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
DOORSTOP, noun. (jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
DOORSTOP, noun. (British) (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.
DOORSTOP, noun. (Australia) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.
Dictionary definition
DOORSTOP, noun. A stop that keeps open doors from moving.
Wise words
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