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doorstep

door·step
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dawr-step, dohr-]
    • /ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr-/
    • /ˈdɔː.step/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawr-step, dohr-]
    • /ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr-/

Definitions of doorstep word

  • noun doorstep a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door. 1
  • noun doorstep British Slang. a thick slice of bread. 1
  • noun doorstep A step leading up to the outer door of a house. 1
  • noun doorstep step at entrance 1
  • noun doorstep thick slice of bread 1
  • countable noun doorstep A doorstep is a step in front of a door on the outside of a building. 0

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Origin of doorstep

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; door + step

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Doorstep

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

doorstep popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

doorstep usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for doorstep

noun doorstep

  • run — execution
  • tread — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
  • rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
  • gradation — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
  • rung — simple past tense and past participle of ring2 .

Antonyms for doorstep

noun doorstep

  • middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
  • completion — the act of completing, or finishing
  • death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
  • disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.

Top questions with doorstep

  • what relation is a doorstep to a doormat?
  • why do cats leave dead animals on your doorstep?
  • how to build a brick doorstep?
  • what is a doorstep lender?
  • what is doorstep banking?

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