Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: doorway
IPA transcription: [d'ɔɹw,eɪ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: doorway, door, room_access, threshold
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • He stopped short in the doorway.
  • At the doorway he met Mother Hilda.
  • In the doorway down the hall stood Keith.
  • The Old Man stood waving his pipe in the doorway.
  • Then a couple of them made a break for the doorway.
  • He stood in the doorway calmly awaiting my next move.
  • She came as far as that open space just inside the doorway.
  • When he got to the stall he stood in the doorway and looked in.
  • He was in the doorway by this time, and he pretended not to hear.
  • Then she gave a low call, and the old woman appeared in the doorway.