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Doorsill

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The threshold of a doorway.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The horizontal piece of wood, stone or metal at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The sill or threshold of a door.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The sill or threshold of a doorway.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

Word Usage

"Besides finalising the GST rate and the compensation to the states, some of the controversial outstanding issues, including the "doorsill" for the tax and the items to be exempted were expected to be sorted out at Tuesday's meeting."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

sill

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