Word Type

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

airport bedroom building castle every building home lego set library room wall

Derived Terms

darken someone's doorway doorway page doorway state doorwayed

Derived From

door way

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

entrance entranceway entree entry entryway

Type Of (IsA)

entrance entrance or exit indoor space opening to another area portal walled cavity

Part Of

wall

Related Terms

door entrance gate house house opening opening passage windows

Used For

closing door closing to keep others out enter into room enter or exit building enter room enter somewhere entering room entry get mistletoe kiss giving privacy go into another room go outside going into room hanging door hanging mistletoe holding door indicating exit leaving room marking exit moving from one place to another opening door opening to outside world providing thru way safety stoping wind from blowing in walking through wall

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