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deaf as a doorknob

deaf as a doorknob adjective: stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Adjective

deaf as a doorknob (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Questions about deaf as a doorknob

What does deaf as a doorknob mean?
Deaf as a doorknob means stone deaf (unable to hear at all).
What part of speech is deaf as a doorknob?
Deaf as a doorknob is an adjective.

Words near deaf as a doorknob in the dictionary

  1. deaf adder
  2. deaf adders
  3. deaf aid
  4. deaf aids
  5. deaf and dumb
  6. deaf as a doorknob
  7. deaf as a doornail
  8. deaf as a doorpost
  9. deaf as a post
  10. deaf people
  11. deaf persons

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