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DOORHANDLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doorhandle mean? 

DOORHANDLE (noun)
  The noun DOORHANDLE has 1 sense:

1. a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain)play

  Familiarity information: DOORHANDLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOORHANDLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

doorhandle; doorknob

Hypernyms ("doorhandle" is a kind of...):

knob (a round handle)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Holonyms ("doorhandle" is a part of...):

exterior door; outside door (a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building)


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