front door

American  

noun

• front doors
  plural

1. the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.

2. Informal. anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.

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front door British  

noun

1. the main entrance to a house

2. an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc

   to get in by the front door

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• front doors
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

front door

The dogs ran up and down the stairs, barking, every time someone came to the front door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rayner told party activists she had heard of leaseholders being charged £250 for permission to own a pet and £400 to change their front door.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The alternative is watching competitors or third-party marketplaces become the front door to your ecosystem—and losing the customer relationship before it even starts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Before I could register what Ma was asking me, my brothers, Danny and Joe, threw open the front door and hurtled into the store, laughing and scuffling with each other.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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