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

Upon entry to the main residence, which has a cheerful red front door, visitors will find a bright, airy living room, a small, yet well-equipped kitchen, and three comfortable bedrooms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The museum’s intimate performance space is named for the late record executive, and his visage greets guests at the front door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

After returning the rubbish to his property, he filmed the moment the shocked waste offender opened his front door and had no choice but to admit his guilt.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The terrible news began with a knock on my front door: My neighbor, doing his best hat-in-hand routine while holding a driver’s side mirror, kept on apologizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

He rolled out of bed, donned his cloak and monocle, then swung open the front door.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman