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doorstep

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/ nom B2

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  1. An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
  2. One's immediate neighborhood or locality. (figuratively) · They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.

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Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
So, carefully and gently, they lifted Dorothy in their arms and carried her swiftly through the air until they came to the castle, where they set her down upon the front doorstep.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 84 · B2
Some of ye are eaters of cattle, and of others I have heard that, under Shere Khan’s teaching, ye go by dark night and snatch children from the villager’s doorstep.
The Jungle Book, p. 24 · B2
The doorsteps were worn into curves, and the ancient tiles which lined the porch were marked with the rebus of a cheese and a man, after the original builder.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 59 · B2

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