US /ˈdɔːr.wɚd/ UK /ˈdɔː.wəd/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    toward a door

    Hearing footsteps in the hall, everyone glanced doorward.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · toward a door toward the door
Word family
Derived forms doorwards
Related forms homewardinwardoutward

Etymology

Formed from door + the directional suffix -ward. The suffix continues Old English -weard, meaning "turned or directed toward," and remains productive in words such as homeward and seaward.

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