Doormat

Word DOORMAT
Character 7
Hyphenation doormat
Pronunciations /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌmæt/

Definitions and meanings of "Doormat"

What do we mean by doormat?

A mat placed before a doorway for wiping the shoes. noun

One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others. noun

A heavy mat made of hemp, flax, or jute, woven or tied, or of sedge, straw, rushes, etc., or sometimes of caoutchouc, placed before a door for use in cleaning the shoes by those entering. noun

A mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering. noun

A person who is habitually abused, taken advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is physically weak. noun

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. noun

Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes. noun

A mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering noun

A person who is physically weak and ineffectual noun

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Doormat

The word "doormat" in example sentences

My favourite out of all the catalogues that plop onto the doormat is the Lakeland one. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And my "Come Back with a Warrant" doormat is a hit with everyone who has seen it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Perhaps they weighed in their mind that putting the package underneath my doormat and decided somehow that this wouldn’t work, perhaps it would get wet in this way, even though the doormat is well covered, and the package would be further protected by being under said doormat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The whole of the entrance hall is covered in doormat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The doormat is a martyr, and the position she takes among her friends is obvious: She isn't one to make her demands known and rarely questions anything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Me, being the super nice guy, (aka doormat), went home for 3 hours just to return to work and close. ❋ J-ku (2007)

"No one likes being called a doormat or being considered that at this level," center ❋ PETER BOTTE (2011)

Invariably though, at 'that time of the month' (when the statement thuds onto my doormat, that is), I just want to see it suffer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rubbers are effective against the tranmission of HIV the way a dead frog on the doormat is a good protector against burglars. ❋ LUKE IS BACK (2010)

When I first worked on "Pigsty," the idea was to try and construct a Greek temple from the dried lumps of mud that had been pushed into a purpose made doormat, so that the doormat is a type of a mold. ❋ By KEVIN MCGARRY (2010)

Then, she claimed, the son of her neighbour on the ground floor was by the block's front door and a maggot flicked up from the doormat, which is sunk into the floor.

Long known as the doormat of the ACC, Duke football is relevant again after more than a decade of futility.

My townhouse came with a doormat, which is now at least four years old. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the doormat is a DVD, The Postman Always Rings Twice. ❋ NOVA REN SUMA (2009)

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