doorstep
pronunciation
How to pronounce doorstep in British English:
UK [ˈdɔ:step]
How to pronounce doorstep in American English:
US [ˈdɔrstep]
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- Noun:
- the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
Word Origin
- doorstep (n.)
- 1810, from door + step (n.).
Example
- 1. He says he will stay in his historic church " till the waters rise over the doorstep " .
- 2. Grethel seated herself on the doorstep , and began munching away at the cakes of which it was made .
- 3. Graciela uscamaita , a young woman in a yellow long-sleeved shirt , was sitting in a doorstep by the side of the road .
- 4. A man called stephen morgan has been charged with criminal damage to two hamburgers worth 5 after becoming involved in an alleged doorstep dispute with a fast food firm .
- 5. Eighty-five per cent of donations are made in response to a direct request - through a friend , on the doorstep , through a media appeal .