front door
Americannoun
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the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.
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Informal. anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.
noun
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the main entrance to a house
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an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etc
to get in by the front door
Etymology
Origin of front door
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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That personal agent will interface with travel suppliers’ AI agents—not a human to be heard or seen—and book trips for people from their front door and back, according to their known likes and dislikes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
George Harrison even immortalised the fans who used to gather outside the front door in the song Apple Scruffs, from his post-Beatles album All Things Must Pass.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
On cue, Ansari burst through the front door as Patel.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Officers arrived to find the front door open and found a man wearing a black hoodie and pants inside the home, police said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
After he had chosen his books, and the librarian had checked them out, Sam went to the bulletin board by the library's front door.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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