Como Pronunciar "doornail"

word

DAWR-nayl

DAW-nayl

Definição

A doornail is a large, old-fashioned nail used to secure or decorate wooden doors. The word is best known from the saying 'dead as a doornail,' which means very dead or not working at all.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ

Inglês Britânico

dˈɔːneɪl

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

DAWR-nayl

DAW-nayl

Ouça em Contexto

The old door has a big doornail in the center.

A carpenter used a strong doornail to fix the wooden door.

The blacksmith made a new doornail for the gate.

He’s dead as a doornail—there’s no hope at all.