—doorstep /ˈdɔː.step/ aep /ˈdɔːr-/
noun [C] (STEP)
► F0 a step in front of an outside door: » Don't keep her on the doorstep (= outside the door), Jamie, invite her in.See picture: doorstep 
Thesaurus+: ↑Stairs and lifts
noun [C] UK (BREAD)
► F0 a very thick piece of breadThesaurus+: ↑Breadverb (-pp-) ↑Verb Endings for doorstep
F0 [T often passive] UK DISAPPROVING If you are doorstepped by journalists, they come to your house and ask you to speak or answer questions, even if you do not want them to:
» He complained about being doorstepped by the press.Thesaurus+: ↑Questioning people and asking questions in general , ↑Curiosity , ↑Suspecting and questioningF0 [I or T] to go to every house in a particular area selling something or asking for support
Thesaurus+: ↑Home- ↑Laboratory equipment
- ↑Lacking humour
- ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasm
- ↑Lacking things
- ↑Lack of freedom to act
- ↑Lack of sexual activity
- ↑Language names
- ↑Large amounts of money
- ↑Large in number or quantity
- ↑Lasting for a long time
- ↑Late
- ↑Laughing and smiling
- ↑Law courts
- ↑Lawyers and legal officials
- ↑Laziness and lazy people
- ↑Leaders of national and regional governments
- ↑Lecturing and addressing
- ↑Legal and illegal
- ↑Legendary and mythological characters
- ↑Legislation and law-making
- ↑Lenient and merciful
- ↑Less common colours
- ↑Lettering and alphabets
- ↑Letters, notes and cards
- ↑Letters of alphabets