doorstep

Speech parts

1. doorstep - Noun

2. doorstep - Verb

Meaning

The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

threshold doorsill conservatory porte sill outside rest gateway carry bring limit round step edge entry
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Antonyms

infinity epilogue save roof exit boost
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Hypernyms

sill

Phrases with the word

on doorstep on the doorstep

Examples

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Confucius

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. Benjamin Franklin

The people want government that works for them at every level. They want good government that begins at their doorstep in the barangay, and does not end before the closed door of a bureaucrat in Metro Manila. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

The doorstep of the palace is very slippery. Polish Proverb

A doorstep is the highest of all mountains. Slovenian Proverb

Sweep around your own doorstep first. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

doorsman doorstaff doorstead doorstepper doorstepping doorsteppy