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Noun: doorstep  'dor,step
  1. The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
    - doorsill, threshold
     
  2. [Brit, informal] Thick bread slice
     
  3. One's immediate neighbourhood
    "she lives on your doorstep"
Verb: doorstep (doorstepped,doorstepping)  'dor,step
Usage: Brit
  1. Catch someone for an unexpected interview by waiting outside their house

Derived forms: doorsteps, doorstepping, doorstepped

Type of: sill

Part of: door, doorway, room access, threshold

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doorknob
doorknocker
doorlock
doorman
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door-to-door
doorway
dooryard
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doover
doo-wop
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