doorway
Frame you pass
A doorway is the opening or passage that a door closes off, or the space immediately around and including a door.
People stand in doorways, pause in doorways, and block doorways.
She appeared in the doorway holding a cup of coffee.
Figuratively, doorway suggests an entry point or threshold to something new: College was a doorway to opportunities she'd never imagined.
Beam over an opening
- jambVertical frame member
- transomCrossbar above a door
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- archwayCurved overhead passage
frame · architrave · pediment · keystone · pilaster · cornice · frieze · fanlight
Building's entrance room
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
corridor · portal · porch · anteroom · antechamber · atrium · reception · passage
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- gatewayPoint of access
- passageSegment of text
- portalImposing entrance or gate
transition · turning point · crossroads · beginning · new chapter · starting point · milestone · juncture
Part for gripping
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- latchDoor-securing catch
- knockerDoor-mounted striking device
deadbolt · keyhole · doorstop · bolt · chain · peephole · letterbox · kickplate
Expression of welcome
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- warmthHeat you feel
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- invitationRequest to attend
embrace · threshold · usher · guest · visitor · host · homecoming · arrival
lintel
Beam over an opening
archway · frame · architrave · pediment · keystone · pilaster · cornice · frieze · fanlight · impost
foyer
Building's entrance room
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
hallway · corridor · portal · porch · anteroom · antechamber · atrium · reception · passage · ingress
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
portal · transition · turning point · crossroads · beginning · new chapter · starting point · milestone · juncture · precipice
handle
Part for gripping
knocker · deadbolt · keyhole · doorstop · bolt · chain · peephole · letterbox · kickplate · doorplate
greeting
Expression of welcome
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- warmthHeat you feel
- receptionAct of receiving guests
invitation · embrace · threshold · usher · guest · visitor · host · homecoming · arrival · entrance
- doorssliding doors, glass doors, double doors, interior doors, front doors
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, window, awning
- Building metaphorsfoundation, building blocks, cornerstone, pillar, framework
- doorwaysthreshold, passage, portal, entryway, gateway
- floorplankitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, hallway
- openingsopening, aperture, gap, hole, slit
doorwaywall
Vertical enclosing structure
barrier · obstruction · blockade · dead end · barricade
doorwayexit
Way to leave
egress · way out · departure point · escape route · outlet