doorknob Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of doorknob In English

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Examples of doorknob

  • He was sitting fixed, chilled, when the doorknob turned. 

  • His hand felt out for the doorknob, found it, turned it, and pushed the door open. 

  • I turned the doorknob and pulled open the door. 

  • Lowering his left hand, he began to feel for the doorknob. 

  • She had her hand on the doorknob. 

  • Locks can be secured in an open position with tape, or the doorknobs reversed, with the lock on the outside of the door.

  • When a child calls a doorknob "apple," it could mean that the doorknob is like an apple.

  • Clark (1973) gives the example of a child who called a doorknob apple.

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Translations of doorknob In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    球形門拉手…

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  • 中文简体

    球形门拉手…

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  • Español

    pomo, pomo [masculine]…

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  • Português

    maçaneta…

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  • 日本語

    ドアの取っ手…

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  • Türk dili

    kapı kolu/tokmağı…

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  • Français

    bouton [masculine] de porte, poignée de porte…

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  • Catalan

    pom…

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