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doorsill

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doorstep, threshold

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sill

History

Etymology

From door + sill.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 門檻 /门槛 (ménkǎn) — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Finnish: kynnys — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • French: barre de seuil — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • German: Türschwelle — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Hebrew: סַף (saf) — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Hindi: चौखट (caukhaṭ) — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Māori: pehipehi — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Māori: paewai — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Māori: paepae poto — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Spanish: umbral — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Spanish: limen — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Spanish: tranco — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Spanish: tranquillo — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Swedish: tröskel — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Swedish: dörrtröskel — material at the threshold of a doorway
  • Ottoman Turkish: اشیك (eşik) — material at the threshold of a doorway