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Door handle
A door handle is an attached object or mechanism used to manually open or close a door. In the United States, a door handle generally can refer to any fixed or lever-operated door latch device, including on car doors. The term door knob or doorknob tends to refer to round operating mechanisms.
Usage examples of "door handle".
A rickety washstand was the only prop she could find, and the back of this she wedged beneath the door handle and sat down to wait.