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doornail

doornail noun: a nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.

Noun

doornail (plural doornails)

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

Forms of doornail

pluraldoornails
alternative formdoor nail
alternative formdoor-nail

Origin of doornail

From Middle English dore-nail, equivalent to door + nail.

Words formed from doornail

Questions about doornail

What does doornail mean?
Doornail means a nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
What part of speech is doornail?
Doornail is a noun.
What is the plural of doornail?
The plural of doornail is doornails.

Words near doornail in the dictionary

  1. doormat beards
  2. doormats
  3. doormen
  4. doormice
  5. doormouse
  6. doornail
  7. doornails
  8. doornboom
  9. doornbooms
  10. Doornbos
  11. doorpeople

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