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PRONUNCIATION OF DOORKNOCK

doorknock  [ˈdɔːnɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOORKNOCK

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determiner
exclamation
Doorknock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOORKNOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doorknock in the English dictionary

The definition of doorknock in the dictionary is a fund-raising campaign for charity conducted by seeking donations from door to door.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOORKNOCK


antiknock
ˌæntɪˈnɒk
Brecknock
ˈbreknɒk
dornock
ˈdɔːnɒk
Enoch
ˈiːnɒk
knock
nɒk
monadnock
məˈnædnɒk
nock
nɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOORKNOCK

door handle
door scraper
door to door
door-knocker
door-to-door
doorbell
doorcase
doorframe
doorjamb
doorkeeper
doorknob
doorless
doorman
doormat
doormen
Doorn
doornail
Doornik
doorplate
doorpost

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOORKNOCK

bannock
bonnock
Cannock
dunnock
finnock
Greenock
jannock
jonnock
Kilmarnock
Kinnock
knock-for-knock
pinnock
postman´s knock
winnock

Synonyms and antonyms of doorknock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doorknock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOORKNOCK

Find out the translation of doorknock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doorknock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doorknock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

华盛顿游说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doorknock
570 millions of speakers

English

doorknock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

doorknock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طرق الأبواب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

doorknock
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doorknock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doorknock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doorknock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doorknock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

doorknock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

doorknock
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

doorknock
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doorknock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doorknock
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doorknock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वारकाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doorknock
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doorknock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

doorknock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

doorknock
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doorknock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

doorknock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doorknock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doorknock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doorknock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doorknock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOORKNOCK»

The term «doorknock» is used very little and occupies the 157.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOORKNOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doorknock

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOORKNOCK»

Discover the use of doorknock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doorknock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marketing Your Small Business For Dummies
However, the life insurance industry and Encyclopaedia Britannica were built on the good old doorknock tactic. The good folk at Grants Real Estate became tired of knockbacks over the phone, so they decided to try the doorknock approach, ...
Carolyn Tate, 2010
2
ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide
Attach a doorknock sound to the object myOtherSound.attachSound("doorknock") ; // Play doorknock myOtherSound.start(); // Now stop the doorknock through mySound, not myOtherSound. // This works because the two Sound objects have the ...
Colin Moock, 2003
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Successful Clubs
To run a doorknock you need volunteer collectors — lots of them. But because there are so many doorknocks each year, collectors are overloaded and it is difficult to recruit new ones. So what is the answer? The only form of fundraising with a ...
John Montague Gurney, N. E. Renton, 1995
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Topics
BY DON SHAPIRO At the time of last year's AmCham "Washington Doorknock," postponed to September because of the SARS epidemic in the spring, the state of U.S. -Taiwan trade relations was at a low ebb. "Not the Most Upbeat Doorknock" ...
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Taiwan Business Topics
Positive. Atmosphere. on. 2008. Doorknock. Delegation finds good opportunities for significant advances in the U.S. -Taiwan economic relationship before the end of the Bush administration. Officials spoke of the desire to follow through with ...
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Operational Blizzard
We had a doorknock in the area of—well, I doorknocked the area of kyabram street on the night that we went there, on 20 september, but if our inquiries started to drag on, then we would have had to start searching that immediate area for the  ...
W. Lloyd Fernando, 2011
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Firebug
Which brings to mind a major difference in a new doorknock round here. If the firebug lives in one of these houses, mad bastard could answer the door in person, maybe react like a cornered snake. Not up to these young volunteers to front ...
John Eugene Sullivan, 2010
8
Korea Trade & Investment
Seeking a Better Investment Climate A high-level delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) left Korea in early April for the United States to begin its annual Doorknock campaign in Washington D.C and ...
9
Oxford Dictionary of English
NZ 7noun a campaign of door-todoor house visits to collect for a charity or to appeal for support for a political candidate: [as modifier] a doorknock appeal. 7verb [no obj.] campaign by making door-to-door house visits. doorman 7noun ( pl.
Angus Stevenson, 2010
10
Courting Samira
This story is a light-hearted but honest peek into the life of a young, single Muslim woman living in Sydney - the joys of a blossoming romance (all very proper), the courtship rituals (so Jane Austen), the struggle with career and, of ...
Amal Awad, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOORKNOCK»

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1
Should Barnaby worry about Tony?
The last thing he would need is activists descending on the electorate to doorknock on his behalf; public support from Labor and Greens would ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Flashbacks with Des Parker | MEGA GALLERY
St Mark's middle school doorknock organiser Margaret McMahon, let, briefed year 9 students Jodie Phillips, Kellie Brown, Maria Gaudio, Helen ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
3
Family praying for victim of Goodna assault
A large section of Albert St has been cordoned off and police are conducting a doorknock of the area. 3PM: A 54-year-old man is in hospital ... «The Queensland Times, Jun 15»
4
Band of strangers rescue three dogs from apartment fire
The group appears to grow in size with each doorknock until they are satisfied every woman, man and their best friend is accounted for. «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
5
Toddler brothers found wandering in Geelong park after mother fell …
Police undertook a doorknock of the local neighbourhood where the boys were found, eventually finding the mother who had nodded off on the ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
6
Salvation Army is knocking
THE Salvation Army reminded Warwick locals to dig deep and donate ahead of the Red Shield Appeal doorknock event Sunday. Lieutenant ... «Warwick Daily News, May 15»
7
Red Shield Appeal Sunday
This year marks 50 years since the Salvation Army first began their Red Shield Appeal Doorknock and the national fundraising goal for this ... «Parkes Champion-Post, May 15»
8
Waratahs' wrecking ball Taqele Naiyaravoro revealed as Fiji's secret …
... teammates Steve Cummins and Jed Gillespie will be collecting as part of The Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal doorknock weekend. «Courier Mail, May 15»
9
Dig deep for Red Shield Appeal Doorknock this weekend
The annual Red Shield Appeal Doorknock helps to raise funds to run the Salvation Army's services. Captain Tim Gittins, from the Salvation ... «Lakes Mail, May 15»
10
AWU says lack of gas reserve a 'fundamental injustice'
ACTU campaign director Sally McManus told delegates on Tuesday that unions would "aim to run the biggest doorknock ever seen across this ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»

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