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

“I would send photos of what I was experiencing, like human feces at my front door, encampments at the back door … all those emails just fell on deaf ears.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

From its unmarked front door to its low-lit lounge, the Seattle vinyl bar is a subtle, pensive ballad of a place.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

"When a pub does close, it's not just the front door that's closing, it's the heritage, the culture, the economic contribution to society and the social value."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Fox sisters and their mother spent the first months of 1850 answering their front door.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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