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Meaning of Doorknob | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdɔː.nɒb

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية مقبض الباب
བོད་སྐད སྒོའི་ལག་འཇུ
Bosanski tokmak квака
Català pom
Čeština klika
Deutsch Knauf Türgriff Türklinke Türknauf Türknopf
Ελληνικά πόμολο χερούλι
Esperanto butono pordanso
Español perilla pomo pomo de la puerta
Suomi ovenkahva ovennuppi
Français bouton de porte clenche poignée de porte
Galego pomo
हिन्दी घुंडी
Hrvatski tokmak квака
Magyar kilincs
Íslenska húnn
Italiano pomello
日本語 ドアノブ ドアハンドル ノブ
한국어 문손잡이 손잡이
Kurdî pom
Македонски квака
Nederlands deurknop
Polski klamka
Português maçaneta
Русский дверна́я ру́чка ру́чка две́ри
Српски tokmak квака
Svenska dörrhandtag
ไทย ลูกบิด
Türkçe tokmak

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

doorknob complaint doorknob phenomenon doorknob question doorknob statement Doorknobs doorknock

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