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doorjamb

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a jamb for a door

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doorpost

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jamb

History

Etymology

From door + jamb.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: zárubeň — upright post on either side of the door
  • Czech: veřej — upright post on either side of the door
  • Dutch: deurpost — upright post on either side of the door
  • Egyptian: b-n:S-xt (bnš) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Finnish: ovenpieli — upright post on either side of the door
  • French: jambage — upright post on either side of the door
  • French: piédroit — upright post on either side of the door
  • Galician: marco — upright post on either side of the door
  • Galician: macheta — upright post on either side of the door
  • German: Türpfosten — upright post on either side of the door
  • Ancient Greek: φλιά (phliá) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Ancient Greek: σταθμός (stathmós) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Hebrew: מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Hungarian: ajtófélfa — upright post on either side of the door
  • Irish: ursain — upright post on either side of the door
  • Old Irish: airsa — upright post on either side of the door
  • Latin: postis — upright post on either side of the door
  • Māori: tokotoko — upright post on either side of the door
  • Māori: tuturu — upright post on either side of the door
  • Māori: whakawai — upright post on either side of the door
  • Mongolian: хаалганы хүрээ (xaalgany xüree) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Plautdietsch: Däarenjerecht — upright post on either side of the door
  • Polish: futryna — upright post on either side of the door
  • Portuguese: umbral — upright post on either side of the door
  • Portuguese: batente — upright post on either side of the door
  • Russian: косяк (kosjak) — upright post on either side of the door
  • Serbo-Croatian: štok — upright post on either side of the door
  • Serbo-Croatian: dovratak — upright post on either side of the door
  • Spanish: dintel — upright post on either side of the door
  • Swedish: dörrpost — upright post on either side of the door
  • Swedish: dörrkarm — upright post on either side of the door