noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
2. 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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

doorstepsillthreshold

Etymology

From door + sill.

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