Definition of DOORWAY

doorway

Plural: doorways

Noun

  • An opening in a wall or building that serves as an entrance.
  • 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"
  • The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
  • An opening or passage in general.

Examples

  • She created a doorway of letters, allowing for multiple hooks in her next Words With Friends turn.

Origin / Etymology

From door + way.

Synonyms

door, room access, threshold

Scrabble Score: 14

doorway: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
doorway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doorway: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

doorway: valid Words With Friends Word