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deadbolt

dead·bolt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ded-bohlt]
    • /ˈdɛdˌboʊlt/
    • /ˈdedˌbolt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ded-bohlt]
    • /ˈdɛdˌboʊlt/

Definitions of deadbolt word

  • noun deadbolt a locking bolt that is turned by the key rather than a spring 3
  • noun deadbolt a type of lock that utilizes a bolt that has to be turned manually rather than by a spring 3
  • noun deadbolt (as modifier) 3
  • noun deadbolt a lock for a door, with a square-headed bolt that can be moved only by turning the key or a knob: it has no spring 3
  • noun deadbolt a lock bolt that is moved into position by the turning of a knob or key rather than by spring action. 1
  • noun deadbolt A bolt engaged by turning a knob or key, rather than by spring action. 1

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Parts of speech for Deadbolt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deadbolt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for deadbolt

verb deadbolt

  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
  • plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
  • clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
  • secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.

Antonyms for deadbolt

verb deadbolt

  • unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
  • unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • release — to lease again.
  • unseal — to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.

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