entryways
Doors and foyers
Entryways are passages or areas that provide entrance to a building or room—doorways, foyers, vestibules, or the space just inside or outside a door.
The term emphasizes the transitional zone between outside and inside: We left our muddy boots in the entryway.
Passage into a room
- archwayCurved overhead passage
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- thresholdPoint of beginning
portal · hallway · lobby · antechamber · narthex · corridor · passageway · atrium
Generous treatment of guests
- greetingExpression of welcome
- warmthHeat you feel
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- doormanBuilding entrance attendant
greeter · concierge · usher · threshold · mat · welcome sign · lantern · wreath
Beam over an opening
- jambVertical frame member
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
- transomCrossbar above a door
- architraveLowest entablature element
molding · frame · step · mat · door · header · casing · weatherstripping
doorway
Passage into a room
threshold · portal · hallway · lobby · antechamber · narthex · corridor · passageway · atrium · gatehouse
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
doorman · greeter · concierge · usher · threshold · mat · welcome sign · lantern · wreath · mezuzah
lintel
Beam over an opening
architrave · molding · frame · step · mat · door · header · casing · weatherstripping · kickplate
portal
Imposing entrance or gate
- gatewayPoint of access
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
wormhole · vortex · rift · nexus · aperture · conduit · passage · bridge · wardrobe · looking glass
keypad
Button array for input
authentication · turnstile · gatekeeper · buzzer · doorbell · lock · key · deadbolt · security · biometric
entrywaysexits
Departure points
egresses · escape routes · outlets · way out · ways out
entrywaysbarriers
Things blocking access
blockades · walls · dead ends · obstructions · barricades