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tokmak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doorknob noun The rounded handle you turn to open a door.
  • gavel noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
  • pestle noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

Senses

tokmak is used for these senses in English:

  • gavel A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
  • pestle A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

doorknob — full definition

  1. noun The rounded handle you turn to open a door.
  2. verb (informal, psychiatry) To raise a serious or time-consuming issue right as a session or meeting is about to end.

gavel — full definition

  1. noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
  2. verb To use a gavel, or to formally open or close a session by striking one.

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