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airlock
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n 1: a chamber that provides access to space where air is under
pressure [syn: airlock, air lock]
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charlock
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n 1: weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn:
field mustard, wild mustard, charlock, chadlock,
Brassica kaber, Sinapis arvensis]
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deadlock
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n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse,
stalemate, standstill]
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fetlock
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n 1: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern [syn:
fetlock, fetlock joint]
2: projection behind and above a horse's hoof
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firelock
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n 1: a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock [syn:
flintlock, firelock]
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flintlock
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n 1: a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock [syn:
flintlock, firelock]
2: an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer;
the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
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forelock
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n 1: a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
[syn: forelock, foretop]
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gridlock
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n 1: a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
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gunlock
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n 1: the action that ignites the charge in a firearm [syn:
gunlock, firing mechanism]
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hammerlock
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n 1: a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up
behind his back
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headlock
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n 1: a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked
between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body
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hemlock
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n 1: poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus
Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking
hemlock"
2: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa
and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves
and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts
extremely poisonous [syn: hemlock, poison hemlock,
poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter
fern, Conium maculatum]
3: soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the
western hemlock
4: an evergreen tree [syn: hemlock, hemlock tree]
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interlock
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n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting;
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
[syn: interlock, ignition interlock]
2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh,
meshing, interlock, interlocking]
v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together
effectively [syn: interlock, mesh]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her
neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]
3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were
locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]
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matchlock
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n 1: an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be
lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
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oarlock
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n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
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padlock
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n 1: a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed
through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and
then snapped shut
v 1: fasten with a padlock
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roadblock
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n 1: any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or
to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to
understanding" [syn: barrier, roadblock]
2: a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or
road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
[syn: roadblock, barricade]
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rowlock
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n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
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unblock
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v 1: clear or remove an obstruction from; "the procedure
unblocked his arteries"
2: play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a
hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the
hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined
holding
3: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free,
release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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unlock
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v 1: open the lock of; "unlock the door" [ant: lock]
2: set free or release
3: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" [ant:
lock]
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warlock
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n 1: a male witch or demon
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wedlock
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n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God
bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union,
spousal relationship, wedlock]
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havelock
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n 1: a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending
over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct
rays of the sun
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sherlock
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n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye,
private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock]
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shylock
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n 1: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
[syn: usurer, loan shark, moneylender, shylock]
2: a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
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tanach
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n 1: the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the
Torah and the Prophets and the Writings [syn: Tanakh,
Tanach, Hebrew Scripture]
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ticktock
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n 1: steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock [syn:
ticktock, tocktact, tictac]
v 1: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were
ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn:
tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat]
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antioch
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n 1: a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and
capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity [syn:
Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya]
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arawak
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n 1: a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in
northeastern South America [syn: Arawak, Arawakan]
2: a family of South American Indian languages spoken in
northeastern South America [syn: Arawak, Arawakan]
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moloch
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n 1: a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience
or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become
the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas
2: god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents
sacrificed their children [syn: Moloch, Molech]
3: any lizard of the genus Moloch
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sunblock
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n 1: a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA)
to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
[syn: sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker]
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belloc
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n 1: English author (born in France) remembered especially for
his verse for children (1870-1953) [syn: Belloc, Hilaire
Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc]
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lovelock
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o'clock
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picklock
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akh
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daglock
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matlock
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tarok
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tatlock
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traprock
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umbach
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warloeck
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weinbach
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weinstock
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weisbach
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wheelock
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whitelock
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whitlock
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woolcock
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afflerbach
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allensbach
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angakok
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antilock
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auerbach
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bontebok
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cinemark
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condillac
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duikerbok
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eisenach
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everbach
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fensterstock
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fetterlock
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gavelock
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woodblock
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kinloch
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zip-lock
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