doorstep vs stair

doorstep

noun
  • An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home. 

  • One's immediate neighbourhood or locality. 

  • A thick slice, especially of bread. 

verb
  • To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc. 

  • To corner somebody for an unexpected interview. 

stair

noun
  • A single step in a staircase. 

  • A series of steps; a staircase. 

How often have the words doorstep and stair occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )