doorknob
/ˈdɔːnɒb/noun
उच्चारण डॉर्नॉब
दरवाज़े का गोल हत्था, दरवाज़े की मूठ
Basic word
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a round handle on a door, that you turn to open the door
दरवाज़े का गोल हत्था, दरवाज़े की मूठ
- He turned the doorknob slowly and stepped inside.
- a brass doorknob
- The doorknob was loose, so the door would not close properly.
+ 2 more examples
- She polished the brass doorknob until it shone.
- Children cannot reach the doorknob yet.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
turn/twist + the doorknob
A doorknob is round, so you turn or twist it, rather than push it down as you do with a lever handle.
Doorknob गोल होता है, इसलिए उसे घुमाया जाता है, lever handle की तरह नीचे दबाया नहीं जाता।
- Radhika turned the doorknob slowly and peeped in.
- He twisted the doorknob, but the door was locked.
hold/grab/grip + the doorknob
Use these verbs for taking hold of it, with the doorknob as a direct object.
इसे पकड़ने के लिए ये क्रियाएँ सीधे object के रूप में 'the doorknob' के साथ आती हैं।
- She gripped the doorknob and pulled hard.
doorknob on/of the door
Use on the door when you mean it is fixed to the door, and of the door in a general description.
जब doorknob दरवाज़े में जड़ा हो तब 'on the door' और सामान्य वर्णन में 'of the door' आता है।
- The doorknob on the bathroom door is loose.
doorknob (British: door handle)
In British English a door handle is the usual term; doorknob is used when the handle is round.
British English में door handle आम शब्द है; जब हत्था गोल हो तब doorknob का प्रयोग होता है।
- The antique shop sells brass doorknobs.
doorknob + noun (attributive)
It can modify another noun, for example doorknob cover or doorknob hanger.
यह किसी दूसरे noun को बदल सकता है, जैसे doorknob cover।
- The hotel gives a Do Not Disturb doorknob hanger to every guest.
+Collocations 5
adjective + doorknob
brassroundlooseshinywoodenglass
- The brass doorknob had turned green over the years.
verb + doorknob
turntwistgrabpolishreplacerattle
- Someone was rattling the doorknob outside the room.
doorknob + verb
falls offsticksturnssqueakscomes loose
- The doorknob came loose in his hand.
doorknob + position
on the doorin the handof the cupboardat the frontof the bathroom
- The doorknob of the cupboard was too high for the child.
doorknob + trouble
stuckjammedwobblymissingbroken
- The jammed doorknob trapped him in the bathroom for ten minutes.
“More examples 6
- The thief wiped the doorknob to remove his fingerprints.
चोर ने अपनी उंगलियों के निशान मिटाने के लिए doorknob को पोंछ दिया।
- Please wipe the doorknobs with a disinfectant each day.
कृपया प्रतिदिन doorknobs को कीटाणुनाशक से पोंछें।
- A small doll hung from the doorknob of the baby's room.
बच्चे के कमरे के doorknob से एक छोटी गुड़िया लटक रही थी।
- She heard the doorknob turn and knew that her father was home.
उसने doorknob के घूमने की आवाज़ सुनी और जान गई कि पिताजी घर आ गए हैं।
- The old house still has its original glass doorknobs.
पुराने घर में अब भी मूल काँच के doorknobs लगे हैं।
- The child could not reach the doorknob, so she knocked.
बच्ची doorknob तक नहीं पहुँच सकी, इसलिए उसने दस्तक दी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The doorknob are loose, so fix it.
✓ The doorknob is loose, so fix it.
Doorknob is singular and needs is.
'Doorknob' singular है और इसके साथ 'is' आता है।