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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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crock
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n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or
principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments
and ink [syn: carbon black, lampblack, soot, smut,
crock]
2: nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"
3: an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: crock,
earthenware jar]
v 1: release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
2: soil with or as with crock
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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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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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bach
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n 1: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly
keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western
music (1685-1750) [syn: Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach]
2: the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
v 1: lead a bachelor's existence [syn: bachelor, bach]
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bangkok
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n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a
leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist
architecture [syn: Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung
Thep]
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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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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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elflock
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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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whitlock
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fetterlock
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woodblock
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kinloch
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zip-lock
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