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DOORKNOCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)