English Explanatory Dictionary

doorstopper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
  2. A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
  3. A gauge used in geophysics.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-doorstopper.wav

Word forms

doorstopper doorstoppers

Etymology

From door + stopper.

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