Sekirov Dictionary

doorknob

UK /ˈdɔː.nɒb/US /ˈdɔɹ.nɑb/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

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A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
- 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. — 2012
(informal, offensive) A stupid person.

verb1

(especially psychiatry) To suddenly bring up a time-consuming topic when very little time remains to discuss it, often as a tactic to avoid conversation.

forms

doorknobbed · doorknobbing · doorknobs

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