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Doorknob meaning

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

Synonyms of Doorknob

doorhandle knob

Using Doorknob

  • The main meaning on this page is: A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door. | A stupid person.
  • Useful related words include: doorhandle, knob.
  • In the example corpus, doorknob often appears in combinations such as: the doorknob, doorknob and, doorknob of.

Context around Doorknob

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Doorknob

  • In this selection, "doorknob" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loose, locking, loose, knocked and removed stand out and add context to how "doorknob" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a loose doorknob loose rail and across the doorknob on his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "doorknob" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with doorknob

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A water mark runs across the doorknob on his shed. (10 words)

The installation of a doorknob requires nothing more than a screwdriver. (11 words)

Sometimes I lift it off the doorknob and just hold it for a while. (14 words)

In a recent poll on the popular messaging platform WeChat, which drew 75,000 participants, around 62 percent indicated that they haven’t taken an elevator for more than a week, worrying that they could contract the virus by contacting the doorknob. (42 words)

And don't get me started on his apparently feverish need to for shims, even so much as to use them in door jambs/ strike plates/ whatever you call the little hole cut in the frame for the tongue of the doorknob. (42 words)

Another image shows a brownish red substance on one of the window sills, while others show a loose doorknob, loose rail on the balcony, mould in a kettle, a dirty towel left in a shower and a general lack of maintenance. (41 words)

A sad little ghost girl has been seen in the hallways—always reaching for the doorknob of Room 42. Reason? (20 words)

But have you thought about what it feels like to come home to a sock on the doorknob every night? (20 words)

Example sentences (20)

Another image shows a brownish red substance on one of the window sills, while others show a loose doorknob, loose rail on the balcony, mould in a kettle, a dirty towel left in a shower and a general lack of maintenance.

Sometimes I lift it off the doorknob and just hold it for a while.

Finally, I found my doorknob, but when I opened my door, it felt like some physical force was pushing me back.

One of the videos showed the poster furiously turning the doorknob of the ticket booth in an unsuccessful bid to open the makeshift dwelling, while others showed him attempting to get various angles of the inside of the unit.

On May Day, we girls hung a May basket full of flowers on the doorknob, knocked, and then hid in the bushes.

Place a slice of American cheese on the doorknob of your front door if you're home alone.

Sheriff’s officials noted that inside they found the locking doorknob removed from the front door and replaced with a new deadbolt, with the keys in Stein’s possession.

He put together a rudimentary machine that included a doorknob the patient would push down like a button to push air into their lungs.

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In a recent poll on the popular messaging platform WeChat, which drew 75,000 participants, around 62 percent indicated that they haven’t taken an elevator for more than a week, worrying that they could contract the virus by contacting the doorknob.

People can also become infected by touching surfaces that has the virus on it — like a table or doorknob — and then touching the eyes, they said.

She does not enter the building where the food is prepared, she hangs her clients’ meals on the doorknob and leaves before they open the door, and she changes her gloves after each delivery.

The moment that stayed with me the longest, for crying out loud, was probably achieved by getting a nearby electrician to rattle a doorknob.

And don't get me started on his apparently feverish need to for shims, even so much as to use them in door jambs/ strike plates/ whatever you call the little hole cut in the frame for the tongue of the doorknob.

A sad little ghost girl has been seen in the hallways—always reaching for the doorknob of Room 42. Reason?

A water mark runs across the doorknob on his shed.

But have you thought about what it feels like to come home to a sock on the doorknob every night?

It’s hard to open a ketchup bottle or turn a doorknob with an elbow, which explains the efficacy of using sleeves instead of hands as tissues.

Sometimes the water heater breaks or a doorknob comes loose, and the landlord is nowhere to be found.

The doorknob warning is similar to warnings from fire departments about leaving water bottles inside cars on hot days.

The installation of a doorknob requires nothing more than a screwdriver.

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Common combinations with doorknob

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "doorknob" in a sentence?
An example: "Another image shows a brownish red substance on one of the window sills, while others show a loose doorknob, loose rail on the balcony, mould in a kettle, a dirty towel left in a shower and a general lack of maintenance." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "doorknob" from authentic English texts.
What does "doorknob" mean?
Doorknob means: A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
What are synonyms of "doorknob"?
Common synonyms of "doorknob" include: doorhandle, knob.
How many example sentences with "doorknob" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "doorknob", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.