doorjamb

noun

door·​jamb ˈdȯr-ˌjam How to pronounce doorjamb (audio)
: an upright piece forming the side of a door opening

Examples of doorjamb in a Sentence

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No one had his mysterious feeling for bathroom tiles and doorjambs, table edges, tub rims, mantelpieces and mirrors. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024 To my Roomba, hitting a doorjamb and cleaning with dispatch are one and the same. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 20 Oct. 2020 This is on a placard that's usually located in the driver's-side doorjamb. Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023 Slide the latch back away from the doorjamb to unlock the door. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023 This situation is not like a broken tailight or rubber falling off a doorjamb, Desai said. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022 To my robovac, hitting a doorjamb and cleaning with dispatch are one and the same. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 20 Oct. 2020 The doors now have additional sensors that bleep and blink when a person places a hand or pinky finger into the doorjamb, preventing the door from closing. Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doorjamb was in 1727

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“Doorjamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorjamb. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

doorjamb

noun
door·​jamb -ˌjam How to pronounce doorjamb (audio)
: a vertical piece that forms a side of a doorway
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