welcome mats
Threshold greeting surfaces
A welcome mat is a doormat placed at an entrance, typically bearing the word "welcome" or a similar greeting.
Beyond its practical function of catching dirt from shoes, it signals hospitality to visitors.
The term extends figuratively to any gesture or policy that invites people in: The new tax breaks rolled out a welcome mat for foreign investors.
To put out the welcome mat means to make someone feel invited or at home.
- front doorPrimary household entry point
- doorwayPassage into a room
- entrancePoint of access
- rugTextile floor covering
- hospitabilityWarmth toward guests
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- matsbath mat, door mat, exercise mat, gym mat, play mat
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, guest
- decorationsornament, ornaments, embellishment, trim, wreaths
- door-to-door salescanvassing, soliciting, solicitation, door knocking, direct sales
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
welcome matssecurity cameras
Mounted recording devices
hostile architecture · guard dogs · barbed wire · warning signs · barred windows
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Locks requiring key turns
security doors · barricades · chain locks · iron gates · security barriers
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