Word Type

Noun

The word "doormat" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

doorway entrance porch florida front door front of door front of house's front door hallway porch store

Derived From

door mat

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

individual mat mortal person somebody someone soul

Type Of (IsA)

mat rug

Receives Action

found outside door

Related Terms

mat submissive

Synonym Network

weakling

Used For

absorb moisture and dirt from shoes decoration hiding key under keeping dirt outside keeping floor clean keeping house clean keeping shoes clean prevent dirt from entering house preventing mud from being tracked inside saying welcome stepping on walking over wipe one's feet on wipe shoes wiping shoes wiping shoes clean

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.