'Stile' definitions:
Definition of 'stile'
(from WordNet)
noun
An upright that is a member in a door or window frame
Definition of 'Stile'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Stile'
From: GCIDE
- Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from st[imac]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile. [root]164. See Sty, v. i., and cf. Stair.]
- 1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall. [1913 Webster]
- There comes my master . . . over the stile, this way. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions, and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when horizontal. [1913 Webster]
- Hanging stile, Pulley stile. See under Hanging, and Pulley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stile'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archway,
- back door,
- back stairs,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banister,
- barway,
- bulkhead,
- carriage entrance,
- cellar door,
- cellarway,
- companion,
- companionway,
- door,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- doorway,
- escalier,
- fire escape,
- flight of steps,
- French door,
- front door,
- gate,
- gatepost,
- gateway,
- hatch,
- hatchway,
- hitching post,
- incline,
- jamb,
- king post,
- landing,
- landing stage,
- lintel,
- milepost,
- mullion,
- perron,
- porch,
- portal,
- porte cochere,
- post,
- postern,
- propylaeum,
- pylon,
- ramp,
- Samson post,
- scuttle,
- side door,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- spiral staircase,
- staircase,
- stairs,
- stairway,
- stanchion,
- standard,
- stepping-stones,
- steps,
- storm door,
- threshold,
- tollgate,
- trap,
- trap door,
- treads and risers,
- turnpike,
- turnstile,
- upright