doornail
[ dawr-neyl, dohr- ]
noun
a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
Idioms about doornail
dead as a doornail, stone-dead: After midnight, the town is dead as a doornail.
Origin of doornail
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British Dictionary definitions for doornail
doornail
/ (ˈdɔːˌneɪl) /
noun
(as) dead as a doornail dead beyond any doubt
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Other Idioms and Phrases with doornail
doornail
see dead as a doornail.
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