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doorstep

Pronunciation:  'dowr`step

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
 
 Synonyms: doorsill, threshold
 
 See Also: door, doorway, room access, sill

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Door"step`\, n.
The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

 

 

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