locks
Canal water elevators
Locks are devices that secure doors, containers, or mechanisms, typically opened with a key or combination.
A lock of hair is a strand or curl: a lock of her hair kept in a locket.
Locks also refers to a system of gates controlling water levels in canals, allowing boats to pass between different elevations.
As a verb, to lock is to fasten securely or to become fixed: Their eyes locked across the room.
To be locked in is to be committed or trapped.
In wrestling, a lock is a hold that immobilizes an opponent.
Key-operated door lock
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- latchDoor-securing catch
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- keyholeOpening for a lock
tumbler · hasp · shackle · masterkey · keyless · pick · cylinder · mechanism
Long flowing strands
- curlsSpiraling hair sections
- ringletsTubular hair curls
- dreadlocksRopelike matted hair strands
- braidsInterwoven hair sections
mane · coiffure · strand · flowing · lustrous · golden · raven · silvery
deadbolt
Key-operated door lock
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- latchDoor-securing catch
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
keyhole · tumbler · hasp · shackle · masterkey · keyless · pick · cylinder · mechanism · key
tresses
Long flowing strands
- curlsSpiraling hair sections
- ringletsTubular hair curls
- dreadlocksRopelike matted hair strands
braids · mane · coiffure · strand · flowing · lustrous · golden · raven · silvery · auburn
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
navigation · canal · dam · floodgate · levee · sluice · lift · boat · narrowboat · passage
Samson
Biblical figure with hair-bound might
shorn · betrayal · shearing · weakness · power · secret · vow · judges · downfall
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- hardware storehammer, saw, screwdriver, wrench, pliers
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, safe
- locked upConfined or secured
- locked outUnable to enter
- lock upSecure or imprison
- locked doorSecured portal requiring key
- locker roomShared space for dressing
- locked awayConfined in secure storage
lock, locked, unlock, locker, locket, padlock, lockdown, unlocked, lockup