VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / doornail

Thesaurus: doornail

The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

doorsdefinitionnaildefinitionancientdefinitiondeaddefinitionhencedefinitionknobdefinitionknockerdefinitionolddefinitionsayingdefinitionstruckdefinitiondecoratedefinitionformerlydefinitionheaddefinitionlargedefinitiondoornailsfamilydoorknobneighbordoorknobsneighbordoorknockerneighbordoorknockersneighbordoorlessneighbordoorlockneighbordoormanneighbordoormatneighbordoormatsneighbordoormenneighbordoorplaneneighbordoorplateneighbordoorpostneighbor

Definitions

  1. n. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."
  2. n. a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
  3. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."
  4. The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck;-- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."
  5. n:100 n. a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors