doorstepnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɔː.step/us/ˈdɔːr.step/doorstep noun [ C ] (STEP)
a step in front of an outside door:
He left the package on the doorstep.
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
- chairlift
- drag lift
- dumb waiter
- elevator
- escalator
- fire escape
- ladder
- lift
- ramp
- riser
- rope ladder
- rung
- stair
- staircase
- stairwell
- step
- stepladder
- stoep
- stoop
- tread
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doorstep noun [ C ] (BREAD)
UK a very thick piece of bread
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Bread
- bagel
- baguette
- bannock
- bap
- barm cake
- chapatti
- chupatti
- ciabatta
- cob
- corn bread
- French stick
- garlic bread
- Granary Bread
- hallah
- hot cross bun
- pitta
- poppadom
- pumpernickel
- roti
- rye bread
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Idiom(s)
on sb's doorstep
doorstepverb
uk/ˈdɔː.step/us/ˈdɔːr.step/-pp- UK[ T often passive ] 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.
[ I or T ] to go to every house in a particular area selling something or asking for support
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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