doorstep

American  

[dawr-step, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /

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.

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doorstep British  

/ ˈdɔːˌstɛp /

noun

1. a step in front of a door

2. very close or accessible

3. informal  a thick slice of bread

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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

doorstep Idioms  

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

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Etymology

Origin of doorstep

First recorded in 1800–10; door + step

Example Sentences

Others are much more positive, glad to have something they believe in they can sell on the doorstep.

From BBC

EUGENE, Ore. — The last time he made it here, to the doorstep of the College Football Playoff, Lincoln Riley could only watch as USC’s hopes slipped away with a single hamstring pull.

From Los Angeles Times

In the clip, two masked men can be seen running onto his doorstep to place the note.

From Los Angeles Times

"Everything is on my doorstep," he says of living there - but the bin bags on his doorstep aren't so welcome.

From BBC

But it still resonated with Davidson on the doorstep of the season.

From Los Angeles Times

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