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doorjamb

doorjamb noun: either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

Noun

doorjamb (plural doorjambs)

  1. Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
    • There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 123
    Synonyms:
    doorpost

Synonyms of doorjamb

Forms of doorjamb

pluraldoorjambs

Origin of doorjamb

From door + jamb.

Questions about doorjamb

What does doorjamb mean?
Doorjamb means either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
What part of speech is doorjamb?
Doorjamb is a noun.
What is the plural of doorjamb?
The plural of doorjamb is doorjambs.

Words near doorjamb in the dictionary

  1. doorhangers
  2. doorhinge
  3. doorhinges
  4. dooring
  5. doorings
  6. doorjamb
  7. doorjambs
  8. doorkeeper
  9. doorkeepers
  10. doorkeeping
  11. doorkey

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