front door
Americannoun
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front doors
plural
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of front door
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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“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
The court heard that in April 2025 Nigel Farage's partner found that damage had been caused to their main front door at their house and a bottle of lighter fluid was found in the porch.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Jeremy listened as she raced down the stairs and out the front door.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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