door-stop

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doorstop
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall
doorstop
An interview with a politician or other public figure (often informal or spontaneous), as they enter or leave a building
doorstop
A thick sandwich
doorstop
A doorstep
door stop
A molding nailed to the faces of the door frame jambs to prevent the door from swinging through
door stop
A device to limit the opening swing of a door Also that part of a door frame against which the door closes
door stop
The wooden style that the door slab will rest upon when it's in a closed position
door stop
A door stop is the small piece of wood, usually 1 3/8" - 1 1/2" wide, that is attached to the door jambs on both sides and on top of the door This strip of wood is where the door comes to rest when it is closed It stops the door from moving any further, and also covers the gap that would otherwise appear between the door and the jambs
doorstop
{i} small device which holds a door open; device which prevents a door from a hitting wall
doorstop
A doorstop is a heavy object that you use to keep a door open
doorstop
a very large paperweight These were manufactured primarily by English bottle-makers and mid-western American glass houses
doorstop
a stop that keeps open doors from moving
doorstop
a paperweight measuring greater in height than diameter
doorstop
A computer that is no longer considered fast enough or to contain insufficient storage, etc for use in normal work All 286's and 386's are doorstops Most 486's are now doorstops Soon we'll see Pentium doorstops
doorstop
The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door