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

She sat on the windowsill, occasionally going over to peek out through the front door, but the big red flag she had planted advertising the showing wasn’t drawing much attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In July, Rohit violated the order by dropping off “random grocery items” at her front door, the release states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

That day in January, Lee Arguello was on her couch in the living room, just steps away from the front door, when she heard Vela Gonzalez’s piercing scream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Leaving by the front door, with its sight lines into the dining room, was a regrettable error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A fresh coat of paint on the front door.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila