doorstep

[dawr-step, dohr-]

noun

1. a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.

2. British Slang.,  a thick slice of bread.

doorstep

/ ˈdɔːˌstɛp /

noun

1. a step in front of a door

2. very close or accessible

3. informal,  a thick slice of bread

verb

1. to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting

2. (of a journalist) to wait outside the house of (someone) to obtain an interview, photograph, etc when he or she emerges

Word History and Origins

Origin of doorstep¹

First recorded in 1800–10; door + step

Idioms and Phrases

see under at one's door (on one's doorstep).

Example Sentences

His group has gradually expanded its reach from the country’s far north to the doorstep of the capital.

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Some gels contain more than 500 times the legal limit of bleaching agent for over-the-counter products, and are being handed over in car parks and on doorsteps.

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This was also the first time they have lost four consecutive league games since February 2021, proving Slot must find the cure for this malaise on his own doorstep as opposed to looking elsewhere.

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She said Labour had heard "the frustration on doorsteps" and insisted the party was "listening, we are learning the lessons and we will be come back stronger".

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I was curious about the logistical marvel that could get a package from click to doorstep—sometimes in a few hours.

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