- a step outside a door of a building, or the area that is very close to the door
- The police turned up on their doorstep at 3 o'clock this morning.
- (British English, informal) a thick piece of bread, usually one that is made into a sandwich
Idioms
See doorstep in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryon the/your doorstep
- very close to where a person lives
- The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.
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