door stop
Keeps entryways ajar
A door stop is a device that holds a door open or prevents it from swinging too far and damaging the wall.
Common types include weighted wedges placed under doors, spring-mounted bumpers attached to baseboards, and rubber-tipped stops mounted on walls or floors.
She propped the door open with a door stop.
Also spelled as one word: doorstop.
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- propSupport or stage item
- holdMaintain in grasp
- hingeMovable connecting joint
hold open · keep open · threshold · jamb · kick · weight · floor · brass · cast iron · wooden · decorative · heavy · brick · block · buffer · draft excluder · catch · draft
- hardwarehinge, lock, latch, screw, bolt
- millworkcrown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, chair rail, molding
- furniture hardwarehinge, knob, handle, pull, latch
- childproofingbaby gate, outlet cover, safety gates, cabinet lock, safety gate
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- entryway itemscoat rack, coat hook, coat hooks, coat tree, doormat