doorstep

n. 1 step or area in front of the outer door of a house etc. 2 slang thick slice of bread. v. Colloq. 1 go from door to door canvassing, selling, etc. 2 call upon or wait on the doorstep for (a person) in order to interview etc.  on one's doorstep very near.

n. The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.