doorstep

Welcome mat's platform

A doorstep is the step or platform at a building's entrance, just outside the door.

By extension, something on your doorstep is very close or immediately accessible: The beach is right on our doorstep.

As a verb, chiefly British, to doorstep is to approach someone at their home uninvited, typically for journalism or canvassing: Reporters doorstepped her for days after the scandal broke.

threshold

stoop

Small entry porch

  • landingDescent's final moment
  • porchCovered entryway structure
  • sillWindow's bottom ledge

mat · entryway · foyer · vestibule · entrance · portal · ingress · approach · access · frontage

welcome

greeting

Expression of welcome

reception · visitor · guest · neighbor · caller · arrival · knock · ring · answer · open

delivery

package

Wrapped item for delivery

  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • mailPostal system items
  • courierDelivery person or service

drop-off · Amazon · shipment · groceries · newspaper · milk · post · letterbox · porch pirate · contactless

home

residence

Place one inhabits

domestic · family · address · number · neighborhood · property · house · cottage · apartment · flat

departure

farewell

Leave-taking expression

parting · wave · embarkation · journey · setting off · seeing off · last look · homeward

doors

knocker

Door-mounted striking device

  • lockMechanism requiring a key
  • latchDoor-securing catch
  • hingeMovable connecting joint

peephole · weatherstripping · kick plate · transom · sidelight

Categories
Opposites
proximity to home/entry

doorstepfar away

At considerable distance

miles away · remote location · wilderness · hinterland · abroad

position in journey/arrival

doorsteppoint of departure

Initial location or premise

starting point · origin · launchpad · home base · send-off

proximity to home

doorstepfar-flung

Scattered over vast areas

ends of the earth · miles away · remote · faraway · abroad

Phrases
Family

doorstop, doorsteps, doorstops, doorstepped, doorstepping

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G