(intransitive) To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc. / (transitive, journalism) To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.

A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. / (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

(simile) Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.

Alternative form of darken someone's door

(Northern New England) the yard near the front or back door of a house

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

(intransitive) To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.