Doorstep - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdɔːrstep|  American pronunciation of the word doorstep
Brit.  |ˈdɔːstep|  British pronunciation of the word doorstep

noun

- 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 (syn: threshold)

Extra examples

We sat on the doorstep.

The police were at my doorstep.

He was being doorstepped by the press.

He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie.

Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours.

...no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep...

The terrorist placed the bomb on the doorstep and then scuttled off.

Wow! You've got the beach right on your doorstep!

I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.

The dog lay panting on the doorstep.

Don't leave them standing on the doorstep - ask them in!

Don't keep your aunt standing on the doorstep, invite her in!

The water reached the doorstep

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: doorstep
he/she/it: doorsteps
present participle: doorstepping
past tense: doorstepped
past participle: doorstepped
noun
singular: doorstep
plural: doorsteps
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