doorstep.
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
Meaning & usage
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
One's immediate neighborhood or locality.
They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.
A thick slice, especially of bread.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English step English doorstep From door + step.
To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English step English doorstep From door + step.
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