doorknob
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈdɔː.nɒb//
- États-Unis//ˈdɔɹ.nɑb//
A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
nom
- 1
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.
- 2
familierA stupid person.
Étymologie
From door + knob.
verbe
- 1
(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.
Formes
- pluriel
- doorknobs
- passé
- doorknobbed
- participe passé
- doorknobbed
- participe présent
- doorknobbing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- doorknobs
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doorknob · A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
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