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DOORKNOCKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doorknocker mean?
• DOORKNOCKER (noun)
The noun DOORKNOCKER has 1 sense:
1. a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
Familiarity information: DOORKNOCKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("doorknocker" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Holonyms ("doorknocker" is a part of...):
front door; front entrance (exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building)
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