bolt, deadbolt
(noun) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deadbolt (plural deadbolts)
The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so can not be retracted except by turning the cylinder.
deadbolt (third-person singular simple present deadbolts, present participle deadbolting, simple past and past participle deadbolted)
(transitive) To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.
Source: Wiktionary
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
