Doorside

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The area beside a door.

    "And they who passed would see Alison trupling in her garden, speaking to herself like the ill wife she was, or sitting on a cutty-stool by the doorside, with her eyes on other than mortal sights."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Beside a door. not-comparable

    "Startled by the fury of his own unforeseen vengeance, he groped over to the doorside switch, turned on the light and opened the hallway door."

Example

More examples

"Startled by the fury of his own unforeseen vengeance, he groped over to the doorside switch, turned on the light and opened the hallway door."

Etymology

From door + -side.

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