door-knob
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of doorknob.
Example Sentences
- "The house being now cleared, brass door-knobs were knocked off, and such things as had escaped notice when articles of more value were to be had, were now being gathered."
- "About 1851 J. Dodge & Son began in the middle of the town to manufacture wooden door-knobs, and afterwards made bedsteads."
- "As a rule it is a mistake to economize in the selection of hardware, especially in the matter of door-knobs, locks, escutcheons, etc."
- "I believe that in India “cold weather” is merely a conventional phrase and has come into use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between weather which will melt a brass door-knob and weather which will only make it mushy."
- "I bought some lovely brass door-knobs for some interior doors."
- "All manner of items are on display here, from old-fashioned doorbells, to heavy-duty locks to brass door-knobs and even Indian shelf-brackets."