padlock [pad-lok]
Main Entry:
bolt [bohlt]
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: 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
Related Words
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
Concept Thesaurus
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.
Antonyms: opening
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