postern
noun
1 postern
A small gate in the rear of a fort or castle.
Roget 260:
hole,
foramen;
puncture,
perforation;
fontanel†;
transforation†;
pinhole,
keyhole,
loophole,
porthole,
peephole,
mousehole,
pigeonhole;
eye of a needle;
eyelet;
slot.
opening;
aperture,
apertness†;
hiation†,
yawning,
oscitancy†,
dehiscence,
patefaction†,
pandiculation†;
chasm
etc.
(interval)
198.
embrasure,
window,
casement;
abatjour†;
light;
sky light,
fan light;
lattice;
bay window,
bow window;
oriel [Arch.];
dormer,
lantern.
outlet,
inlet;
vent,
vomitory;
embouchure;
orifice,
mouth,
sucker,
muzzle,
throat,
gullet,
weasand†,
wizen,
nozzle;
placket.
portal,
porch,
gate,
ostiary†,
postern,
wicket,
trapdoor,
hatch,
door;
arcade;
cellarway†,
driveway,
gateway,
doorway,
hatchway,
gangway;
lich gate†.
way,
path
etc.
627;
thoroughfare;
channel;
passage,
passageway;
tube,
pipe;
water pipe
etc.
350;
air pipe
etc.
351;
vessel,
tubule,
canal,
gut,
fistula;
adjutage†,
ajutage†;
ostium†;
smokestack;
chimney,
flue,
tap,
funnel,
gully,
tunnel,
main;
mine,
pit,
adit†,
shaft;
gallery.
alley,
aisle,
glade,
vista.
bore,
caliber;
pore;
blind orifice;
fulgurite†,
thundertube†.
porousness,
porosity.
sieve,
cullender†,
colander;
cribble†,
riddle,
screen;
honeycomb.
apertion†,
perforation;
piercing
etc.
v.;
terebration†,
empalement†,
pertusion†,
puncture,
acupuncture,
penetration.
key
etc.
631,
opener,
master key,
password,
combination,
passe-partout.
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Roget 66:
beginning,
commencement,
opening,
outset,
incipience,
inception,
inchoation†;
introduction
etc.
(precursor)
64;
alpha,
initial;
inauguration,
debut,
le premier pas,
embarcation [Fr.],
rising of the curtain;
maiden speech;
outbreak,
onset,
brunt;
initiative,
move,
first move;
narrow end of the wedge,
thin end of the wedge;
fresh start,
new departure.
origin
etc.
(cause)
153;
source,
rise;
bud,
germ
etc.
153;
egg,
rudiment;
genesis,
primogenesis†,
birth,
nativity,
cradle,
infancy;
start,
inception,
creation,
starting point
etc.
293;
dawn
etc.
(morning)
125;
evolution.
title-page;
head,
heading;
van
etc.
(front)
234;
caption,
fatihah†.
entrance,
entry;
inlet,
orifice,
mouth,
chops,
lips,
porch,
portal,
portico,
propylon†,
door;
gate,
gateway;
postern,
wicket,
threshold,
vestibule;
propylaeum†;
skirts,
border
etc.
(edge)
231.
first stage,
first blush,
first glance,
first impression,
first sight.
rudiments,
elements,
outlines,
grammar,
alphabet,
ABC.
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Dutch: achterdeur, zijingang, achterpoort
adjective
Roget 235:
back,
rear;
hind,
hinder,
hindmost,
hindermost†;
postern,
posterior;
dorsal,
after;
caudal,
lumbar;
mizzen,
tergal†.
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Moby thesaurus: French door, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, archway, back, back door, back seat, back side, backward, barway, behind, breech, bulkhead, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch, hatchway, heel, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindhead, hindmost, lintel, occiput, porch, portal, porte cochere, posterior, propylaeum, pylon, rear, rear end, rearmost, rearward, retrograde, reverse, scuttle, side door, stern, stile, storm door, tail, tail end, tailpiece, threshold, tollgate, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile ... show more.
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