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noun

the main entrance to a house or other building, usually facing a street.

Informal. anything offering the best, most direct, or most straightforward approach to a place, situation, objective, etc.

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Origin of front door

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby front door

front burner, on a, front channel, front court, front desk, front dive, front door, front-drive, Frontenac, Frontenac et Palluau, front end, front-end load

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How to use front door in a sentence

If the front door wasn’t open, the back door would have to do.
He knew his grandfather was a mob boss. But was that the whole story?|Joe Heim|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Maybe a woman heard it when the front door clicked open, announcing the homecoming of the boyfriend who hits her sometimes.
Capitol rioters searched for Nancy Pelosi in a way that should make every woman’s skin crawl|Monica Hesse|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Ocasio-Cortez started roaming the office and opening doors as staffers barricaded the front door with furniture.
Ocasio-Cortez reveals she’s a sexual assault survivor, recounts ‘trauma’ of Capitol riot: ‘I thought everything was over’|Jaclyn Peiser|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
Publishers know Americans are going to be hunkered down at home for another few months of coronavirus-created isolation, so some of them are hoping to drive more revenue by going right through readers’ front doors.
With America still on lockdown, publishers lean into direct mail|Max Willens|February 1, 2021|Digiday

When I parted the curtains that hung just past its front door, they revealed a dark, narrow room with square tables lined up along a long wooden banquette.
Why Caracas Arepa Bar’s House Salsa Is a Condiment All-Star|Tanay Warerkar|January 29, 2021|Eater
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As the protagonist gets herself off in front of her impotent husband, she moans “Oh, Gronky.”
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
Confidence|Henry James
Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for front door

front door

noun

the main entrance to a house

an open legitimate means of obtaining a job, position, etcto get in by the front door

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