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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɔːˌneɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dôr′nāl′, dōr′-)

door•nail (dôr′nāl′, dōr′-),USA pronunciation n.

Buildinga large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
Idioms dead as a doornail, stone-dead:After midnight, the town is dead as a doornail.

Middle English dornail. See door, nail 1300–50

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doornail /ˈdɔːˌneɪl/ n

(as) dead as a doornail ⇒ dead beyond any doubt

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