| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lock; part of lock |
Synonyms: |
bar, brad, catch, coupling, dowel, fastener, lag, latch, lock, nut, padlock, peg, pin, pipe, rivet, rod, screw, skewer, sliding bar, spike, stake, staple, stud |
Antonyms: |
key |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plug, seal |
Synonyms: |
blockade, bolt, bung, cap, cork, fastener, latch, lid, obstruction, occludent, occlusion, padlock, stop, stopper, stopple, tampon, tap |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | latch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lock |
Synonyms: |
bar, bolt, catch, clamp, fastening, hasp, hook, padlock |
Antonyms: |
key |
| Main Entry: | lock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | device that fastens and bars free passage |
Synonyms: |
bar, bolt, bond, catch, clamp, clasp, clinch, connection, fastening, fixture, grapple, grip, hasp, hook, junction, latch, link, padlock |
Antonyms: |
key |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach, tie up |
Synonyms: |
adjust, anchor, batten down, bind, bolt, button, button down, catch, cement, chain, clamp, clinch, close, fasten, fix, hitch, hook on, lash, lock, lock up, make fast, moor, nail, padlock, pinion, rivet, settle, tack, tie, tie down, tighten |
Antonyms: |
let go, loose, loosen, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
airtight, caecal, closed, hermetically sealed, impassable, impenetrable, imperforate, impermeable, impervious, imporous, indehiscent, invious, operculated, pathless, shut, snug, tight, unopened, unpassable, unpierced, untrodden, unventilated, watertight
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| Concept: | Closure. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up; obstruction (hindrance); embolus; contraction; infarction; constipation, obstipation; blind alley, blind corner; keddah; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation, imperviousness; impermeability; stopper.
-verbs
close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, obstruct (hinder); bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb; choke, throttle; ram down, dam, cram; trap, clinch; put to the door, shut the door.
-adjectives
closed; shut, operculated; unopened., unpierced, imporous, caecal; closable; imperforate, inpervious, impermeable; impenetrable; unpassable, impassable; invious; pathless, wayless; untrodden., unventilated; airtight, watertight; hermetically sealed; tight, snug.
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Antonyms: |
opening |
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