doorway

door-way · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The opening or space in a wall where a door is or could be fitted; an entrance.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) A means of access or entry to something.

Forms

plural: doorways

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    stand in the doorway — to block an entrance by standing in it
  • •
    darken someone's doorway — to visit someone

Related words

See also: door, entrance, threshold
Synonyms: entrance, entryway, threshold

Etymology

Compound of door + way, formed in English to describe the way through a door.