Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of doorway.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word doorways.

Examples

  • Gone were the bad teeth, the yellowing moustaches, the hammering of artisans, the middle-aged prostitutes in doorways, the seat-less toilets on the stairs, and an entire group of people called the working class.

    Tant pis | clusterflock 2008

  • The guy who urinates in doorways that the City police and attorney could not be bothered with might find himself down there!

    Sound Politics: Better Name Needed For Olympic Sculpture Park 2007

  • Now if we can just get the police to enforce the law when it comes to bums peeing in doorways or otherwise URINATING IN PUBLIC, then coming downtown to look for a hooker or for other purposes might be a little more pleasant.

    Sound Politics: Seattle prostitution sting 2006

  • The finale where the house continually spins and the performers move to reposition themselves in various windows and doorways is truly inspired and though I know this production bored many who had seen it before, it was new to me.

    The Barber of San Francisco 2006

  • A body politic that allows bums to pee in doorways, might punish the tenants for dealing with said urinaters with "disproportionate" force.

    Sound Politics: Seattle Police Response Comes Under Fire - Again 2006

  • Also needs to be on one floor as well as have main doorways wide enough for my wheelchair about 34-36 I would say.

    Need Location Advice And More. 2006

  • Oh, the wine flowed and the conversation careered from diarrhoea to bed-wetting and sex in doorways: all very highbrow stuff.

    …unexpected shopping experiences « Sven’s guide to… 2006

  • The finale where the house continually spins and the performers move to reposition themselves in various windows and doorways is truly inspired and though I know this production bored many who had seen it before, it was new to me.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • You may remember Ontario wines then were mainly enjoyed by gentlemen who did most of their entertaining standing up in doorways, drinking out of brown paper decanters.

    The Ontario Wine Industry 1993

  • There, people sleep by the score under the Seine bridges, and in doorways, and on benches in the squares, and round the ventilating shafts of the Metro, and even inside the Metro stations.

    Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.