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  • 21lock — Synonyms and related words: aboideau, accord, agree, air lock, answer to, articulate, assent, assort with, authority, bang, bar, barricade, barrier, batten, batten down, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, bear hug, bind, block, block up,… …

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  • 22dead bolt — noun : a lock bolt that is moved positively by turning the knob or key without action of a spring * * * dead bolt UK US noun [countable] [singular dead bolt plural dead bolts] mainly american the metal bar of a lock that closes when you turn a… …

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  • 23Dead lift — Lift Lift, n. 1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. [1913 Webster] 2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Help; assistance, as by lifting. Hence: A ride in a vehicle, given by …

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  • 24Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …

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  • 25Dead letter — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …

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  • 26Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels — Infobox Film name = Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels caption = UK quad poster writer = Guy Ritchie starring = Jason Flemyng Dexter Fletcher Nick Moran Jason Statham Steven Mackintosh Vinnie Jones Sting director = Guy Ritchie producer = Matthew …

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  • 27lock — I n. 1) to pick a lock 2) a combination; dead bolt; double; mortise; safety; time; Yale lock 3) under lock and key ( locked up securely ) II v. (d; intr.) to lock on, onto ( to sight and track ) (to lock onto a target) * * * [lɒk] Yale lock… …

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  • 28Dead reckoning — For other uses, see Dead reckoning (disambiguation). The navigator plots his 9am position, indicated by the triangle, and, using his course and speed, estimates his position at 9:30am and 10am. In navigation, dead reckoning (also ded (for… …

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  • 29Dead Like Me — This article is about the television series. For the film, see Dead Like Me: Life After Death. Dead Like Me Genre Comedy drama Fantasy Created by …

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  • 30Dead stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …

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