DOORKNOCKER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door

Synonyms:

doorknocker; knocker; rapper

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)

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