doorstop, doorstopper
(noun) a stop that keeps open doors from moving
Source: WordNet® 3.1
doorstop (plural doorstops)
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
(jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
(British) (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.
(Australia) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.
• doorpost
Source: Wiktionary
Door"stop`, n. (Carp.)
Definition: The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 January 2025
(noun) an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
