Doorknob

//ˈdɔɹ.nɑb//

Synonyms for "doorknob" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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Translations

61 translations across 40 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • أكرة الباب noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • مِقْبَض اَلْبَاب noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Breton

1 entries
  • dornell noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Catalan

1 entries
  • pom noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 門把 /门把 noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • 門把手 /门把手 noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Czech

1 entries
  • klika noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Danish

2 entries
  • dørgreb noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • dørhåndtag noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Dutch

1 entries
  • deurknop noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • butono noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • pordanso noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • pordobutono noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Finnish

2 entries
  • ovenkahva noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • ovennuppi noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

French

3 entries
  • bouton de porte noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • clenche noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • poignée de porte noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Galician

1 entries
  • pomo noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Gallo

1 entries
  • tianche noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კარის სახელური noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

German

3 entries
  • Türklinke noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • Türknauf noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • Türknopf noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Greek

2 entries
  • πόμολο noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • χερούλι noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • kilincs noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • húnn noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Ido

1 entries
  • pordo-butono noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Irish

2 entries
  • murlán dorais noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • úll dorais noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Italian

1 entries
  • pomello noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Japanese

2 entries
  • ドアノブ noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • ドアハンドル noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Khakas

1 entries
  • ізік тудазы noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Korean

2 entries
  • 문손잡이 noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • 손잡이 noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • квака noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Māori

1 entries
  • pōrori noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • dørhåndtak noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • dørvrider noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • дуары хӕцӕн noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Däarenknoop noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Polish

1 entries
  • klamka noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • maçaneta noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Russian

2 entries
  • дверна́я ру́чка noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • ру́чка две́ри noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • kvaka noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • квака noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Spanish

3 entries
  • perilla noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • pomo noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • pomo de la puerta noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Swedish

1 entries
  • dörrhandtag noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • tumbol noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Thai

1 entries
  • ลูกบิด noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • སྒོའི་ལག་འཇུ noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Turkish

1 entries
  • tokmak noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • nắm đấm cửa noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • tay nắm cửa noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Welsh

2 entries
  • bwlyn drws noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  • dwrn drws noun (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.

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He turned the doorknob with his left hand.

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He groped for the doorknob in the dark.

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She turned the doorknob slowly.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.