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.

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Origin of doorstep

First recorded in 1800–10; door + step

Words nearby doorstep

doorpost, door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door, doorway, doorwoman

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How to use doorstep in a sentence

This southern Illinois sits on the back doorstep as poor as Job’s turkey, as beautiful as redbud trees in spring.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois|Carson Vaughan|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Once word gets out that a British man is interested in buying bichos, villagers start showing up at his doorstep like UPS drivers.
In ‘The Whispering Land,’ a British naturalist collects travel tales — and animals with tails — in Argentina|Andrea Sachs|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
As its name suggests, Try the World brings all of those goodies from around the globe straight to your doorstep.
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Time is precious—buy yourself some more of itWe can send messages anywhere in the world instantly, travel across oceans in a matter of hours, and get almost anything we can dream of hand-delivered to our doorsteps within days.
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Available for patients of all ages, tests are sent out via FedEx and arrive on doorsteps within 48 hours of ordering.
How Hawaii’s COVID-19 testing program could serve as the blueprint for a broader reopening of international travel|Rachel King|December 20, 2020|Fortune
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.
Today’s Sperm Donor Isn’t a Broke 20-Something|Stephanie Fairyington|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.
Summer|Edith Wharton
For a while he raged like a flame upon the doorstep, but he was no match for his vigorous opponent.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
On the doorstep stood the little seamstress ready to cast a handful of dried peas.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
As for Ren, he sat on the single doorstep and whittled pegs on which to hang his rifle inside the door.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
The first of them greeted Sara Lee one morning as she stood on her doorstep in the early sun.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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doorstep

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

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