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doorjamb

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españoldintel
Françaisjambagepiédroit
DeutschTürpfosten
14 more languages
Češtinaveřejzárubeň
Suomiovenpielipihtipieli
Gaeilgeursain
Galegomachetamarco
עבריתמזוזה
Magyarajtófélfa
Kurdîverêj
Latinapostis
Te Reo Māoritokotoko
Nederlandsdeurpost
Polskifutrynaościeże
Portuguêsbatenteumbral
Русскийкося́к
Svenskadörrkarm

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

doorkeeper Doorkeepers doorkey Doorknob doorknob complaint doorknob phenomenon

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