doorstopper
Keeps doors open
A doorstopper is a device that holds a door open or prevents it from swinging shut—a wedge, a weighted object, or a spring-mounted bumper attached to the wall or floor.
Informally, a doorstopper is any thick, heavy book: That biography is a real doorstopper.
Stabilizing wedge
- shimThin piece for leveling
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- spacerDevice maintaining separation
- propSupport or stage item
buffer · jam · kick-down · draft excluder · stabilizer
Substantial scholarly volume
- brickFired clay building unit
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
anthology · epic · saga · volume · manuscript · textbook · chronicle · biography
chock
Stabilizing wedge
prop · buffer · jam · kick-down · draft excluder · stabilizer
tome
Substantial scholarly volume
- brickFired clay building unit
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
compendium · anthology · epic · saga · volume · manuscript · textbook · chronicle · biography · reference
entrance
Point of access
passage · vestibule · foyer · gateway · opening · jamb · sill · lintel · entryway
doorstopperdoor closer
Mechanism ensuring automatic shutting
hinge · spring hinge · door check · door spring · door latch
door, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, doorstep, doorsteps, doorbell, doorbells