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door-nail

door-nail is the alternative form of doornail.

Meaning of doornail

Noun

doornail (plural doornails)

  1. A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.

Forms of door-nail

pluraldoor-nails

Questions about door-nail

What is door-nail the alternative form of?
Door-nail is the alternative form of doornail.

Words near door-nail in the dictionary

  1. door-knobs
  2. door-knocker
  3. door-knockers
  4. door-mat
  5. door-mats
  6. door-nail
  7. door-nails
  8. door-post
  9. door-posts
  10. door-prize
  11. door-prizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: door-nail (page history and authors); doornail (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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