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

Etymology

Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

front door

As we dug through the shelves, one of the building’s residents emerged from the front door with the stride of a woman on a mission.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“All that water that came out of that line immediately went right in my front door, and it continued for four or five hours,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has described the agreement as removing "the physical barriers of a bygone era of friction" while keeping "the keys to our own front door".

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The front door of Brian's home in East Kilbride was ajar, and he was found by paramedics.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

To save time, I duck between the trees and hurry across the manicured lawn to the front door, making it to the admissions office with ten minutes to spare.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam