doorstop

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door·stop / ˈdôrˌstäp/ (also door·stop·per) • n. a fixed or heavy object that keeps a door open or stops it from banging against a wall. ∎ fig. a heavy or bulky object (used esp. in reference to a thick book): his sixth novel is a thumping 400-page doorstop.

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