doorstop

noun

door·​stop ˈdȯr-ˌstäp 

1

: a usually rubber-tipped device attached to a wall or floor to prevent damaging contact between an opened door and the wall

2

: a device (such as a wedge or weight) for holding a door open

Examples of doorstop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On October 1, Netflix will premiere Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, an eminently readable doorstop stuffed with a variety of weighty themes. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

The author, who has previously written doorstop accounts of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin, tells the band’s story in full. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026

Along the way, Lee is attentive to the roles of mental illness and gender in Woolf’s genius, and proves that a doorstop biography doesn’t have to be an exercise in tedium. — Nicholas Boggs, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026

Pull up a chair and order a plate of crispy fried chicken, followed by a doorstop of red velvet cake. — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doorstop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop