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door-knob

door-knob is the alternative form of doorknob.

Meaning of doorknob

Noun

doorknob (plural doorknobs)

  1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
    • A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
  2. (derogatory, informal) A stupid person.

See all 3 meanings of doorknob

Forms of door-knob

pluraldoor-knobs

Questions about door-knob

What is door-knob the alternative form of?
Door-knob is the alternative form of doorknob.

Words near door-knob in the dictionary

  1. door-frame
  2. door-frames
  3. door-in-the-face technique
  4. door-keeper
  5. door-keepers
  6. door-knob
  7. door-knobs
  8. door-knocker
  9. door-knockers
  10. door-mat
  11. door-mats

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