Synonym: doorsill, threshold. Similar words: indoors, outdoors, out of doors, step by step, door, outdoor, doorway, do or die. Meaning: n. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway.
(151) The ogre tripped on the doorstep in his haste to get out of the house.
(152) The beam from a flashlight showed a beggar sleeping at his doorstep.
More similar words: indoors, outdoors, out of doors, step by step, door, outdoor, doorway, do or die, doorman, doormat, doornail, fire door, next door, doorknob, worst, open the door to, at worst, revolving door, open door policy, step, first floor, steps, step in, step out, steppe, in step, step up, misstep, stepped, step down.