doorway
part of speech
noun (a doorway, doorways)
meaning for a pupil
1) A doorway is the opening in a wall where a door is. tree →
2) A doorway can mean the space just inside or outside a door. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life people stand in a doorway to talk or to wait; in an earthquake drill some children learn «drop, cover and hold on» under a table rather than in a doorway. In stories a figure appears in the doorway, showing someone arriving. Phrases: «in the doorway», «stand in the doorway», «block the doorway».
examples
- Mum stood in the doorway and called us in. tree →
- Don't block the doorway with your bag. tree →
- A shadow appeared in the doorway. tree →
- The cat sat in the doorway, watching. tree →
- The doorway was too low, so he ducked. tree →
- We hung a curtain across the doorway. tree →
- The fire exit doorway must stay clear. tree →
- She waved from the kitchen doorway. tree →
- So she went up to the doorway, and over it she found written: tree →
note
Countable, one word: door + way. A «door» is the thing that opens and closes; the «doorway» is the opening. Safety: keep doorways and fire exits clear. Old myth: standing in a doorway is safest in an earthquake — modern advice is «drop, cover and hold on» under a sturdy table.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «doorway» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.