Lock: alternatives and connections

A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resem…

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A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

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A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used…

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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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A small, flexible twig or rod.

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Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

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The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

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To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

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The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

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To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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To fasten on, as armor.

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Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.

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of Fasten

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Fixed; solidified.

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of Fix

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The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of…

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support.

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To cower; to crouch; to curl up.

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A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anythi…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.

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To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.

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To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; t…

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…

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To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.

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To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the…

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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

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To smear; to anoint.

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A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used…

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A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

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A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

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To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

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To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

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To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

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Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.

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Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.

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One who, or that which, locks.

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One who, or that which, locks.

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A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resem…

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A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.

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One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

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An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.

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A cap.

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A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair.

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An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by which to go in and out; an entrance way.

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One who, or that which, draws

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A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.

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A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable structure of timber,…

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That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

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A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

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To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

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The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.

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To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.

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To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.

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To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.

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