door-to-door

1. 1.

   (of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination

   “the limousine offers door-to-door service”

   Similardirect
2. 2.

   omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next

   “a door-to-door campaign”

   “house-to-house coverage”

   Synonymshouse-to-house

   Similarcomprehensive

Questions about door-to-door

What does door-to-door mean?

door-to-door means "(of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in door-to-door?

door-to-door has 3 syllables: door--to--door. The stress falls on "door-".

What is another word for door-to-door?

Close synonyms include house-to-house. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is door-to-door a common word?

door-to-door is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.