Holmes had his hand upon the knocker, when the door opened and a grave young gentleman in black, with a very shiny hat, appeared on the step.
Source: tatoeba (6957934)
Knocker
Synonyms for "knocker" (78 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (23)
Noun(8 words)
Related words (39)
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesantique knockerbrass knockerbronze knockerdoor knockeriron knockerpolished knocker
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 2 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- panettelija noun (person who denigrates something)
Russian
3 entries- критика́н noun (person who denigrates something)
- критика́нка noun (person who denigrates something)
- приди́ра noun (person who denigrates something)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
A law without a penalty is like a bell without a knocker.
Source: tatoeba (10666497)
Knockers in this part of the world seem intended for ornament only, — nobody seems to pay any attention to them when they’re used.
Source: wiktionary
His tongue became a staircase, his uvula the knocker / Of an ornate wooden door that led me straight into my future
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.