doorknob

noun

door·knob ˈdȯr-ˌnäb

: a knob that releases a door latch

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He can be seen ringing the doorbell of Fuentes’ Berwyn, Ill., home and fidgeting with the doorknob. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 People laugh at the Wet Bandits slipping on ice, the Wet Bandits being branded by a smoldering doorknob, the Wet Bandits having their hair burned off, getting hit in the face with paint cans, stepping on a nail, swinging from a rope into a brick wall. —

Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 As an homage to the school's former life as a barn, the turkey has become the family mascot — appearing on a doorknob, couch pillow and the family crest. —

Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024 The company has been around since the 1940s making your classic locks and doorknobs and has been making smart locks under its Halo line since 2019. —

Nena Farrell, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doorknob