doornail

[ dawr-neyl, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌneɪl, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.

Idioms for doornail

dead as a doornail, stone-dead: After midnight, the town is dead as a doornail.

Origin of doornail

First recorded in 1300–50, doornail is from the Middle English word dornail.See door, nail

Words nearby doornail

doorknock, doorman, doormat, door money, Doorn, doornail, Doornik, door opener, Door Peninsula, doorpiece, doorplate

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Example sentences from the Web for doornail

Bethany is dumb as a doornail, and seems to bore Don about as much as his high-profile clients do.
Every Woman Don Draper’s Hooked Up With on ‘Mad Men’|Amy Zimmerman|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Dead as a doornail," he murmured to Chick, who also had approached.
With Links of Steel|Nicholas Carter
He had been a great King but he was deader than a doornail now.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
"Anyhow, Mr. Fenley is dead as a doornail," said Eliza firmly.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley|Louis Tracy

All of a sudden one of the horses dropped down dead as a doornail.
The Story of an African Farm|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner
The rat's dead as a doornail, and now all of us have got things to do, but fast!
Dave Dawson at Truk|Robert Sydney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for doornail

doornail

/ (ˈdɔːˌneɪl) /

noun

(as) dead as a doornail dead beyond any doubt

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with doornail

doornail

see dead as a doornail.

单词	doornail
释义	doornail [ dawr-neyl, dohr- ] / ˈdɔrˌneɪl, ˈdoʊr- / noun a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors. Idioms for doornail dead as a doornail, stone-dead: After midnight, the town is dead as a doornail. Origin of doornail First recorded in 1300–50, doornail is from the Middle English word dornail.See door, nail Words nearby doornail doorknock, doorman, doormat, door money, Doorn, doornail, Doornik, door opener, Door Peninsula, doorpiece, doorplate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doornail Bethany is dumb as a doornail, and seems to bore Don about as much as his high-profile clients do. Every Woman Don Draper’s Hooked Up With on ‘Mad Men’\|Amy Zimmerman\|April 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "Dead as a doornail," he murmured to Chick, who also had approached. With Links of Steel\|Nicholas Carter He had been a great King but he was deader than a doornail now. Seven O'Clock Stories\|Robert Gordon Anderson "Anyhow, Mr. Fenley is dead as a doornail," said Eliza firmly. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley\|Louis Tracy All of a sudden one of the horses dropped down dead as a doornail. The Story of an African Farm\|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner The rat's dead as a doornail, and now all of us have got things to do, but fast! Dave Dawson at Truk\|Robert Sydney Bowen British Dictionary definitions for doornail doornail / (ˈdɔːˌneɪl) / noun (as) dead as a doornail dead beyond any doubt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with doornail doornail see dead as a doornail. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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