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door·sill

 (dôr′sĭl′)
n.
The threshold of a doorway.
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doorsill

(ˈdɔːˌsɪl)
n
(Building) a horizontal member of wood, stone, etc, forming the bottom of a doorframe
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door•sill

(ˈdɔrˌsɪl, ˈdoʊr-)

n.
the sill of a doorway.
[1555–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.doorsill - the sill of a doordoorsill - 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
doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
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Doorsill there was none, but a perennial passage for the hens under the door board.
He steadied himself by the doorsill; and Jadvyga in her anxiety--for she was fond of Ona--opened the door wide, holding her jacket across her throat.
A doorsill, whittled into rosettes and tassels, remembers the carpets it mimics.
Each car will also get a special doorsill plate featuring its number in the run.
The shepherd's "ewe-lamb" becomes the executor of his will: Ewe-lamb, small and pretty, / For her sake have pity, / Let it just be said / I have gone to wed / A princess most noble / There on Heaven's doorsill. The shepherd associates death to a wedding.
In that time of Open Worship, I overheard women and men whose lives had slipped outside the closed box of contemporary belief, across the doorsill of scripture into the wide, airy, presence of God.
All along, since the doorsill for obtaining the research data is lower, a lot of research has mainly focused on the techniques of end-system packet loss estimation.
The debate was over the fact that Mr Khan and his spouse knelt down and kissed the doorsill of the saint's tomb, one of the most revered Chishty dargahs in the subcontinent.
Imran was criticised for what appeared to be a sajda (prostration) at the doorsill of the shrine, not only by religious conservatives but also by those who claim to hold liberal and progressive views.
The last workshop will teach participants to install a part of a traditional ceiling, doorsill and window sill made of danshal - a type of tree that grows in Zanzibar and which has been traditionally used as timber in constructions.
Anniversary badges also feature on the steering wheel and illuminated doorsill plates.