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Meaning of "doorstone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOORSTONE

ˈdɔːˌstəʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOORSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doorstone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOORSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doorstone in the English dictionary

The definition of doorstone in the dictionary is a stone threshold.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOORSTONE

birthstone · Blackstone · bluestone · buhrstone · burrstone · burstone · cornerstone · firestone · freestone · gemstone · hearthstone · keystone · limestone · milestone · rhinestone · sandstone · starstone · tombstone · touchstone · Yellowstone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOORSTONE

doorman · doormat · doormen · Doorn · doornail · Doornik · doorplate · doorpost · Doors · doorsill · doorsman · doorstep · doorstep salesman · doorstepped · doorstepper · doorstepping · doorstop · doorway · doorwoman · dooryard

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOORSTONE

brownstone · capstone · dry-stone · Ecclestone · Folkestone · Gladstone · gravestone · greystone · headstone · histone · kill two birds with one stone · Livingstone · lodestone · Maidstone · moonstone · rolling stone · Rosetta stone · standing stone · stepping stone · stone · tone

Synonyms and antonyms of doorstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doorstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOORSTONE

Find out the translation of doorstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of doorstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doorstone» in English.
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doorstone
1,325 millions of speakers
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doorstone
570 millions of speakers
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doorstone
510 millions of speakers
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doorstone
380 millions of speakers
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doorstone
280 millions of speakers
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doorstone
278 millions of speakers
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doorstone
270 millions of speakers
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doorstone
260 millions of speakers
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doorstone
220 millions of speakers
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Pintu batu
190 millions of speakers
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doorstone
180 millions of speakers
ja

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doorstone
130 millions of speakers
ko

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돌로 된 문
85 millions of speakers
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Doorstone
85 millions of speakers
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doorstone
80 millions of speakers
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doorstone
75 millions of speakers
mr

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दरवाजाचे दगड
75 millions of speakers
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doorstone
70 millions of speakers
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doorstone
65 millions of speakers
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doorstone
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doorstone
40 millions of speakers
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doorstone
30 millions of speakers
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doorstone
15 millions of speakers
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doorstone
14 millions of speakers
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doorstone
10 millions of speakers
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doorstone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doorstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOORSTONE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doorstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOORSTONE»

Discover the use of doorstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doorstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Excavations in Pessinus: The So-called Acropolis : from ...
ACROPOLIS: FUNERARY MONUMENTS Context Type Date Publication Trench 1 Block with inscription LR? Devreker 1992, p. 27, nr. 4 Grave 2.63 Doorstone, type? Last quarter 2 AD Devreker 1991, p.188, nr. 5 Grave 2.63 Doorstone, type?
John Devreker, Hugo Thoen, Frank Vermeulen, 2003
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Roman Phrygia
Photo courtesy of M. Waelkens. [173] Punerary doorstone of unknown individual ( c. AD 180). Waelkens 1986: no. 368 (Temenouthyrai—Usak). Photo courtesy of M. Waelkens. [174] Punerary doorstone of Iskopellianos and Severa (c. AD 180).
Peter Thonemann, 2013
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Crowning the scarecrow : appeals to conscience in Lviv ...
INTERPRETING THE DOORSTONE I brought you over this doorstone that I have crossed a thousand times and the thousand-and-first stepped over with you boundary of house and world boundary of habit and endlessly awaited illusion what ...
Ihor Kalyne'ts', 1990
4
Imperial Mines and Quarries in the Roman World: ...
A few examples must suffice: a so-called 'doorstone' (i.e. a stela crafted in the shape of a door) from Dokimeion, depicting a 'tonemasons'-hammer, is engraved with the inscription of Chysogonos for Babeis and his children Kyrila and ...
Alfred Michael Hirt, 2010
5
Ysstrhm 1 First Flight
Whether with gemstone or not, the chain is called a dorace and the gemstone and setting is called a doorstone. Often, chains are worn in addition to the dorace , about the wrist, the ankle, several about the neck or waist, and so on, and some  ...
Douglas Browning, 2009
6
Black Hole Planet
Thousands of years before Second Dawn arrived in your Solar System, an expedition was sent ahead to prepare Doorstone Base. Since no one knew precisely how our passage through your system would actually transpire, it was decided ...
Hayford Peirce, 2002
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Corpus cultus Cybelae attidisque (CCCA) 3
axxaXo[? -ci uv ei8o[u]. Beskavak 44. Doorstone (H. 1.25, W. 0.75, D. 0.39) at Beskavak. JHS 31, 1911, 200 no LVII; MAMA VII, 105 no 487 and PI. 27. " Pediment containing horse (?) facing right. In the two upper panels, knocker and keyplate.
Maarten Jozef Vermaseren, 1977
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Gulliver's Fugitives
Odysseus positionedthe Dissenters along the wall near the doorstone,while Coyote disappeared intothe galaxy of statues. Then Odysseus pulled Troi to stand beside him against the wall. They waited. Troi couldhearvoices outsideAlastor ...
Keith Sharee, 2000
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Hannah Fowler
An' the doorstone warn't hurt none?" "No— not even cracked by the fire." "Well, we'll jist put the new door right where the old one was at. A body gits used to the way somethin' like a doorstone feels to their foot an' it goes awkward to change.
Janice Holt Giles, Dianne Watkins, 1992
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Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque (CCCA).: Asia Minor. I
xtx(ie[voi; A]x[xi] ocSetxou yeypet(ie[vav xe eye8]ou 5 Tio? oux[av axxeoi] (3e- xo ? axxaXo[i; xi 8p]eypo- uv et8o[u]. Beskavak 44. Doorstone (H. 1.25, W. 0.75, D. 0.39) at Beskavak. JHS 31, 1911, 200 no LVII; MAMA VII, 105 no 487 and PI. 27.
Maarten Jozef Vermaseren, 1977

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOORSTONE»

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Cops, Court and Fire Calls
The 25-year-old victim said a man was in her bedroom on Doorstone Drive, armed with a knife. He fled on foot after a struggle, police said. «Albany Times Union, Oct 14»
2
Saratoga Springs Police Department
DWI: Rachael W. Ignaszak, 25, of Doorstone Drive was charged at 2:44 a.m. April 5 on Union Avenue with driving while intoxicated and ... «The Saratogian, Apr 14»
3
Midweek Mystery: Bollinger Mill high water
... Cape Girardeau, in a period estimated as being from 1799 to 1803, the mill still has in it an original doorstone with the date 1799 written on it. «Southeast Missourian, Oct 10»
REFERENCE
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