Definitions for Doorway
ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr-door·way

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doorway, door, room access, thresholdnoun

   the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

   "he stuck his head in the doorway"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. doorwaynoun

   The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.

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1. doorway

   A doorway is an opening or entrance in a wall, typically rectangular in shape, that allows passage between the interior and exterior spaces of a building or a room. It is usually fitted with a door and is often accompanied by surrounding architectural elements such as a frame, lintel or threshold.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Doorwaynoun

   the passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room

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1. Doorway

   Doorway is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office closed in 1959.

Matched Categories

1. • Entrance

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Doorway' in Nouns Frequency: #1934

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Doorway?

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How to say Doorway in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Doorway in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Doorway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Doorway in a Sentence

1. Audrey Hepburn:

   The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.”

2. Thenmozhi Soundararajan:

   It makes people feel uncomfortable, but discomfort can be a doorway to learning more about ourselves and having greater connection with each other.

3. Rich Murphy:

   One of the number one reactions to PTSD is isolation. People just withdraw, out of fear or that they do n’t fit in, i had a guy who did the program last year, his wife came up to me and gave me a hug and said, ‘ thank you, he has n’t left the house since winter. ’ [ Veterans to Farmers ] is just opening the doorway for these men and women.

4. Helen Keller:

   No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

5. Daisaku Ikeda:

   You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the doors to the mysteries of the universe.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Doorway
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Doorway
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Doorway
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Doorway
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Doorway