knocker
Example Sentences
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There were five bases, home plate was dubbed the “knocker’s stone” and runners could be put out by hitting them with a thrown ball.
One wall held doors, windows, knockers, and knobs that promised views into other places and times.
From Literature
Nancy used the shiny brass knocker to rap on the door.
From Literature
On a Monday afternoon in October, Les Morones and a crew of three other door knockers hired by the church walked up and down Center Street, talking to anyone who answered the door.
From Los Angeles Times
The ancient wooden doors are adorned with an ornate metal knocker and a small grilled window, for guards to peek through.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
