doorstep

[ dawr-step, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /

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noun

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

British Slang. a thick slice of bread.

Nearby words

doorplate, doorpost, doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop, doorway, doorwoman, dooryard

Origin of doorstep

First recorded in 1800–10; door + step

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Examples from the Web for doorstep

Oprah, when she came, found a legion of her fans on its doorstep.
The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot|Shinan Govani|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite doing nothing to get the man of her dreams, he arrives at her doorstep as if she Ubered the heartthrob.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Tay-Tay Scorned|Sujay Kumar|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One morning a few years ago, the editor left his apartment to find an ax stuck into a log on his doorstep.
The Kremlin Is Killing Echo of Moscow, Russia’s Last Independent Radio Station|Anna Nemtsova|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I reminded him that that could mean hundreds of offspring showing up on his doorstep, he didn't flinch.
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From their perspective, as long as ISIS sits on Baghdad's doorstep, political change can wait.
How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together|Ben Van Heuvelen|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Could a boy be kidnaped in broad daylight from his own doorstep?
Detectives, Inc.|William Heyliger
Often I sat upon my doorstep almost ready to scream loudly enough to drown the sad music of the pines.
Memories|Fannie A. (Mrs.) Beers
Then he advanced, careful not to step on any of the tracks until he reached the doorstep, where it could not be avoided.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper
About this time, going out one winter morning, he found a young girl on the doorstep worn out with cold and hunger.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Markelov's old servant, who was sitting on the doorstep, accompanied his former master with his habitual dejected glance.
Virgin Soil|Ivan S. Turgenev

British Dictionary definitions for doorstep

doorstep

/ (ˈdɔːˌstɛp) /

noun

a step in front of a door

on one's doorstep very close or accessible

informal a thick slice of bread

verb -steps, -stepping or -stepped (tr)

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

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

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doorstep

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Origin of doorstep

Examples from the Web for doorstep

British Dictionary definitions for doorstep

doorstep

noun

verb -steps, -stepping or -stepped (tr)

Word Origin and History for doorstep

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