doorstone

door·stone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawr-stohn, dohr-]
- /ˈdɔrˌstoʊn, ˈdoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawr-stohn, dohr-]
- /ˈdɔrˌstoʊn, ˈdoʊr-/

Definitions of doorstone word

noun doorstone a stone serving as the sill of a doorway. 1
noun doorstone a stone threshold 0
noun doorstone The stone forming a threshold. 0

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Origin of doorstone

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65; door + stone

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Parts of speech for Doorstone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Doorstone

doorstone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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