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door⋅step

  [dawr-step, dohr-]
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–noun
1. a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.
2. British Slang. a thick slice of bread.
Origin:
1800–10; door + step
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door·step   (dôr'stěp', dōr'-)   
n.  A step leading to a door.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Doorstep

Door"step`\, n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : doorstep
Spanish: peldaño, umbral,
German: die Türstufe, die Schwelle,
Japanese: 戸口の上り段
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doorstep

see under at one's door (on one's doorstep).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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