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Doorstep

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thresholdnounThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
doorsillnounThe horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.

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thresholdnounThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
doorsillnounThe horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
doorwaynounThe passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
stoopnounA stooping, bent position of the body.
gatenounA doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
gatewaynounA place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
porchnoun(architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
foyernounA lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
sillnoun(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
doornoun(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
doormatnounA coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
driveshaftnounA shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
cornernounThe point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
matnounA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
casanoun(slang) house
housenounA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
brinknounThe edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
cut-offnounAlternative spelling of cutoff. [The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.]
tiernounA row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
feetnoun(obsolete) Fact; performance; feat.

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