doorjamb

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noun

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

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Meanings

noundoorjamb (plural doorjambs)

plural doorjambs

  1. Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

    There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.

    2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 123

    Synonyms: doorpost

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

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doorpost

More synonyms by meaning

nouna jamb for a door

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doorpost
Broader
jamb
Also see
doorpost

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From door + jamb.

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Translations

Ancient Greek φλιά, σταθμός
  • φλιά (phliá)upright post on either side of the door
  • σταθμός (stathmós)upright post on either side of the door
Czech zárubeň, veřej
  • zárubeňupright post on either side of the door
  • veřejupright post on either side of the door
Dutch deurpost
  • deurpostupright post on either side of the door
Finnish ovenpieli
  • ovenpieliupright post on either side of the door
French jambage, piédroit
  • jambageupright post on either side of the door
  • piédroitupright post on either side of the door
German Türpfosten
  • Türpfostenupright post on either side of the door
Hebrew מְזוּזָה
  • מְזוּזָה (m'zuzá)upright post on either side of the door
Hungarian ajtófélfa
  • ajtófélfaupright post on either side of the door
Irish ursain
  • ursainupright post on either side of the door
Latin postis
  • postisupright post on either side of the door
Māori tokotoko, tuturu
  • tokotokoupright post on either side of the door
  • tuturuupright post on either side of the door
  • whakawaiupright post on either side of the door
Polish futryna
  • futrynaupright post on either side of the door
Portuguese umbral, batente
  • umbralupright post on either side of the door
  • batenteupright post on either side of the door
Russian косяк
  • косяк (kosjak)upright post on either side of the door
Scottish Gaelic ursainn
  • ursainnupright post on either side of the door
Spanish dintel
  • dintelupright post on either side of the door
Swedish dörrpost, dörrkarm
  • dörrpostupright post on either side of the door
  • dörrkarmupright post on either side of the door
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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