doorstep

About 1.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
2. noun 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.

3. noun A thick slice, especially of bread.
4. verb To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
5. verb To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.

Similar words

threshold doorsill doorway stoop gate gateway porch foyer sill door

Often followed by

of and in with to at for was as

Word family

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