doorknob
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Definition of doorknob
: a knob that releases a door latch
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At the same time, dozens of other companies across South Korea also are jockeying for any edge to jump into North Korea if Kim Jong Un’s outreach eventually opens investment in a country that needs everything from new roads to designer doorknobs. — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, "The Choco Pie dividend: South Korean firms are drooling at the prospect of business in the North," 17 June 2018 Another was seen biting the doorknob to a building. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, "Southwest Alaska village ‘on edge’ after fox and dog test positive for rabies," 9 June 2018 When police interviewed him last year, the wound made simple tasks such as turning a doorknob impossible, the affidavit says. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Manchester Police Arrest Man In Stabbing Last Summer Outside Movie Theater," 22 May 2018 On a doorknob hangs an antique buoy from Boston, where both Moffetts lived before Charlotte. — Candace Taylor, WSJ, "A Yankee Chef’s Southern Habitat," 25 Apr. 2018 Authorities say Skripal and her father, Sergei, were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent known as Novichok, which investigators suspect was smeared on the doorknob of their home in Salisbury. — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, "‘My strength is growing daily:’ Yulia Skripal speaks out for the first time since poisoning," 5 Apr. 2018 Use loosely fitting doorknob covers so that the cover turns instead of the actual knob. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "How to prevent dementia-related wandering," 25 Apr. 2018 There are bars on the only window, and the doorknob is electrified to keep Anna inside. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Bel Powley is terrific in flawed, fascinating horror movie 'Wildling'," 26 Apr. 2018 Now imagine taking on a full-scale renovation -- opening up every wall, gutting the kitchen, refinishing every surface, even replacing every doorknob -- and managing it all while living two time zones away. — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, "Renovate a house from two time zones away? Here's how an Irish Channel owner did it," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doorknob.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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doorknob
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English Language Learners Definition of doorknob
: a round handle that you turn to open a door
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