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Definition of Doorknob

1. Noun. A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain).

Definition of Doorknob

1. Noun. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doorknob

1. a handle for opening a door [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorknob

Literary usage of Doorknob

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fire Safety Education Resource Directory edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"... safe cooking practices, electricity, and escape and planning drills. Program element: doorknob hang-tag Item number: ARC 5036 Audience: Adult ..."

2. Simple Machines by Jo Ellen Moore, Cindy Davis, Jill Norris, Don Robison (1998)
"Examine a doorknob The w is a simple machine. The doorknob is an everyday example of a wheel and axle. Bring in a doorknob or make a transparency of the ..."

3. Electricity and Magnetism by Benjamin Crowell (2002)
"How can all that charge be in the doorknob without creating any electrical force at any point inside it? The only possible answer is that the charge moves ..."

4. The White House by Bernard L. Ungar, Gao (2003)
"In estimating the cost to replace missing doorknobs, the GAO has "deducted the value of replacing one historic doorknob from the total number observe ..."

5. Nippur Or Explorations A. Adventures on the Euphrates: Narrative of the by John Punnett Peters (1897)
"... collection of phallic symbols, it was evident that they were conventionalized phalli. This conclusion reached, it seemed clear that the doorknob-like ..."

6. Building Spelling Skills: Grade 6 by Martha Cheney (2002)
"Any three of these words: doorknob, chalkboard, shipwreck, wholesome, honorable 3. a. honorable b. exhaustion c. gnarled d. wholesome LI. a. pneumonia e. ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"Touched bathroom doorknob, toilet seat, toilet flush handle, chain on light. faucet handle. ... bathroom doorknob, knob of outside door, paper from newsboy, ..."

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