doorsill

door·sill

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dawr-sil, dohr-]
- /ˈdɔrˌsɪl, ˈdoʊr-/
- /ˈdɔː.ˌsɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawr-sil, dohr-]
- /ˈdɔrˌsɪl, ˈdoʊr-/

Definitions of doorsill word

noun doorsill the sill of a doorway. 1
noun doorsill The sill or threshold of a doorway. 1
noun doorsill a horizontal member of wood, stone, etc, forming the bottom of a doorframe 0
noun doorsill a length of wood, masonry, etc. along the bottom of a doorway; threshold 0
noun doorsill The horizontal piece of wood, stone or metal at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep. 0

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Origin of doorsill

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; door + sill

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Parts of speech for Doorsill

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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doorsill 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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