doorframe

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UK/ˈdɔːˌfɹeɪm/US/ˈdɔɹˌfɹeɪm/

noun

The frame into which a door is fitted.

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doorcase
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Meanings

noundoorframe (plural doorframes)

plural doorframes · alternative door-frame · alternative door frame

  1. The frame into which a door is fitted.

    Synonyms: doorcase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe frame into which a door is fitted.

Similar
doorcase

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe frame that supports a door

Similar
doorcase
Broader
frameworkframe
Also see
doorcase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From door + frame.

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Translations

Danish dørkarm
  • dørkarmframe into which a door is fitted
Dutch deurlijst
  • deurlijstframe into which a door is fitted
Finnish ovenkarmi
  • ovenkarmiframe into which a door is fitted
Hindi चौखट
  • चौखट (caukhaṭ)frame into which a door is fitted
Norwegian Bokmål dørkarm
  • dørkarmframe into which a door is fitted
Polish ościeżnica
  • ościeżnicaframe into which a door is fitted
Scottish Gaelic còmhla
  • còmhlaframe into which a door is fitted
Swedish dörrkarm
  • dörrkarmframe into which a door is fitted
Turkish söve, çerçeve
  • söveframe into which a door is fitted
  • çerçeveframe into which a door is fitted

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

doorframe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorframe

MLA

“doorframe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorframe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doorframe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorframe.

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