doorway
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doorway
- /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ US
- /ˈdɔːweɪ/ UK
- /ˈdo(ː)ɹweɪ/
- /ˈdoəweɪ/
Where it comes from
From door + way.
noun doorways
- The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room. I stood by the doorway to watch her go.
- An opening or passage in general. Soon after dawn, he came to the doorway of my tent.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: threshold, door, room access, doorstep, stoop, gate, gateway, portal, porch, corridor, hallway, crossing, doorbell, entrée, transition, input
Translations
Every language
noun passage of a door
| 한국어 | 출입구 churipgu, 문간 mun'gan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 戸口 toguchi |
| 中文 | 門口 /门口 ménkǒu |
| Português | vão da porta, porta |
| Français | embrasure de la porte |
| Deutsch | Türöffnung |
| Italiano | uscio, via di accesso |
| Ελληνικά | άνοιγμα πόρτας ánoigma pórtas |
| Русский | дверно́й проём dvernój projóm |
Talk about this word "doorway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doorway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. doorway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doorway "doorway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doorway.Cite this
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title = {doorway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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