doorstep

noun

door·​step ˈdȯr-ˌstep 

: a step before an outer door

see also:

on one's doorstep

Examples of doorstep in a Sentence

We sat on the doorstep.

The police were at my doorstep.

Recent Examples on the Web

After jotting down his wishes in his notebook, Jason winds up at his mother’s doorstep in a Chicago where Jason Dessen died at age 16. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

The biggest project so far — the Studebaker Road Transformation Project — is bringing this vision to the doorstep of Studebaker Road residents. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Cavett just showed up on their Alabama doorstep one rainy night with an infant in a stroller and no place to go, Sandles testified. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Kansas City season-ticket members are finding big red boxes on their doorsteps these days — and other NFL fans are a little green with envy at what’s inside. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doorstep

• on one's doorstep

Rhymes for doorstep

• bicep
• footstep
• instep
• misstep
• sidestep
• cep
• hep
• pep
• prep
• rep
• sep
• step

Kids Definition

doorstep

noun

door·​step -ˌstep 

: a step or series of steps before an outer door