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doorjambs

doorjambs is the plural of doorjamb.

Meaning of doorjamb

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

Questions about doorjambs

What is doorjambs the plural of?
Doorjambs is the plural of doorjamb.

Words near doorjambs in the dictionary

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

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