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doorknobs

doorknobs is the plural 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.

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Questions about doorknobs

What is doorknobs the plural of?
Doorknobs is the plural of doorknob.

Words near doorknobs in the dictionary

  1. doorknob statements
  2. doorknobbed
  3. doorknobbing
  4. doorknobby
  5. doorknoblike
  6. doorknobs
  7. doorknock
  8. doorknocked
  9. doorknocker
  10. doorknockers
  11. doorknocking

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