DOORNAIL

Meaning of DOORNAIL in English

noun Date: 14th century a large-headed nail

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DOORNAIL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English dornail, from dor door + nail : a large-headed nail easily clinched for nailing doors …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Английский словарь Webster
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOORNAIL — /dawr"nayl', dohr"-/ , n. 1. a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors. 2. dead as a doornail …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOORNAIL — n. nail with a large head formerly used to strengthen or decorate a door
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOORNAIL — noun Date: 14th century : a large-headed nail — used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
DOORNAIL — ■ noun a stud in a door. Phrases ( as ) dead as a ~ dead (used for emphasis).
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOORNAIL — [door.nail] n (14c): a large-headed nail--used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOORNAIL — doornail BrE AmE ˈdɔː neɪ ə l AmE \ ˈdɔːr- ˈdoʊr- ▷ doornail|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOORNAIL — / ˈdɔːneɪl; NAmE ˈdɔːrn-/ noun • IDIOMS see dead adjective
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOORNAIL — door ‧ nail /ˈdɔːneɪl $ ˈdɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun (as) dead as a doornail informal completely dead
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOORNAIL — n. a nail with which doors were studded for strength or ornament. ødead as a doornail completely or unmistakably dead.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOORNAIL — n. a nail with which doors were studded for strength or ornament. dead as a doornail completely or unmistakably dead.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOORNAIL — n. a nail with which doors were studded for strength or ornament. Phrases and idioms: dead as a doornail completely …
Oxford English vocab
DOORNAIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE dead ▪ There we were, messing around with his things, and all the time …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOORNAIL — [noun] [C] - See dead as a doornail at dead (NOT LIVING)
Cambridge English vocab
DOORNAIL — • ↑ stone-dead/dead as a doornail
Longman Activator English vocab
DOORNAIL — n. ( misc. ) as dead as a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DOORNAIL — гвоздь для обивки дверей с большой шляпкой
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOORNAIL — гвоздь для обивки дверей с большой шляпкой
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DOORNAIL — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ n ā l, - ' n ā l Function: noun Date: 14th century : a large-headed …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
(AS) DEAD AS A DOORNAIL — ~ dead (used for emphasis). → doornail
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL — {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. * /This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder …
Slang English vocab
DEAD AS A DOORNAIL — {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest hope of resuscitation. * /This battery is dead as a doornail; no wonder …
Словарь английских идиом
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAD — INDEX: 1. no longer alive RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ ALIVE body of a dead person : ↑ BODY see also …
Longman Activator English vocab

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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