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DOORPOST

door·post
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dawr-pohst, dohr-]
    • /ˈdɔrˌpoʊst, ˈdoʊr-/
    • /ˈdɔː.pəʊst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawr-pohst, dohr-]
    • /ˈdɔrˌpoʊst, ˈdoʊr-/

Definition of doorpost word

  • abbreviation DOORPOST doorjamb. 1

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Origin of doorpost

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; door + post1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Doorpost

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

doorpost popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

doorpost usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for doorpost

noun doorpost

  • poleReginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
  • panel — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
  • shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
  • picket — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
  • leg — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.

Antonyms for doorpost

noun doorpost

  • unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.

Top questions with doorpost

  • what is a doorpost?

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