Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
locking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Lock |
lockage |
noun |
Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks., Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal., Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal. |
lockjaw |
noun |
A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus. |
lockman |
noun |
A public executioner. |
lockout |
noun |
The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages. |
lockram |
noun |
A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany. |