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doorstep — door|step1 [ˈdo:step US ˈdo:r ] n 1.) a step just outside a door to a house or building on the doorstep ▪ He stood on the doorstep , straightening his tie. ▪ the front doorstep 2.) on sb s/the doorstep a) very near someone s home ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
doorstep — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)step[/t]] doorsteps, doorstepping, doorstepped 1) N COUNT A doorstep is a step in front of a door on the outside of a building. 2) VERB (disapproval) When journalists doorstep someone, they go to their home and try to get an interview… … English dictionary
doorstep — I UK [ˈdɔː(r)ˌstep] / US [ˈdɔrˌstep] noun [countable] Word forms doorstep : singular doorstep plural doorsteps 1) a small step outside the main door to a house or other building 2) British informal a very thick sandwich or piece of bread • on… … English dictionary
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doorstep — 1. noun a) Step of a door. The threshold of a doorway. On ones doorstep. b) Ones immediate neighbourhood 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 … Wiktionary
doorstep — noun 1》 a step leading up to the outer door of a house. 2》 Brit. informal a thick slice of bread. verb (doorsteps, doorstepping, doorstepped) Brit. informal (of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) for an interview or… … English new terms dictionary
doorstep — ► NOUN 1) a step leading up to the outer door of a house. 2) Brit. informal a thick sandwich or slice. ► VERB (doorstepped, doorstepping) Brit. informal 1) (of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) for an interview or… … English terms dictionary
