doorknob

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈdɔː.nɒb/ (UK)
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/ˈdɔː.nɒb/ (UK) · /ˈdɔɹ.nɑb/ (US)

Definition of doorknob

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”
  2. (derogatory, informal)A stupid person.

verb

  1. (intransitive)(especially psychiatry) To suddenly bring up a time-consuming topic when very little time remains to discuss it, often as a tactic to avoid conversation.

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Etymology

From door + knob.

Hooks

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