A doorknob is a knob on a door that you can turn to open it. Doorknobs are usually made of metal or plastic, and they are usually round.
I can't find the doorknob, it's hidden behind the door.
The doorknob is rusty, and it's difficult to turn.
noun
a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)
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I changed the doorknob cozy back.
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Don't let the doorknob hitcha....
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He inserted the gunpowder into the doorknob.
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James went to the doorknob and broke it.
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I might as well be talking to a doorknob.
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Choose an object on the wall perhaps even a doorknob.
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Frawley derisively described Vance's appearance as a sack of doorknobs.
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She reached the door but the doorknob was too hot to touch.
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A shadow of a hand is shown reaching for a doorknob and the wind blows.
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His first prototype consisted of strawberry shortcake tins and a doorknob.