What does doorstopper mean?
Definitions for doorstopper
doorstop·per
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Princeton's WordNet
doorstop, doorstoppernoun
a stop that keeps open doors from moving
Wiktionary
doorstoppernoun
A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
doorstoppernoun
A gauge used in geophysics.
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doorstopper
A doorstopper is a device or object used to prevent a door from closing fully. It can either hold the door open or protect a wall from being damaged when the door opens too wide. The term is also used metaphorically to refer to a very long or dense book, as it could hypothetically be used to prop a door open.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of doorstopper in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of doorstopper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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