doorstep
[ dawr-step, dohr- ]
/ ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /
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noun
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Words nearby doorstep
doorpost, door prize, Doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep, doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door, doorway, doorwoman
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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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Idioms and Phrases with doorstep
doorstep
see under at one's door (on one's doorstep).
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