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verb

present tense third-person singular of lock
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as in latches

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as in wraps

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noun

plural of lock
as in certainties
one that is certain to succeed the governor is regarded as a lock for his party's presidential nomination

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Recent Examples of locks
Noun
One nice practicality Lectric has included here is a nifty pair of parking brake locks. — Loz Blain october 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 Her signature bangs remained front and center, framing the blonde-brown locks around her face. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Stay overnight at The Hotel Ojibway, located near both the Soo Locks (a set of locks that allow ships passage between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes) and the Museum Ship Valley Camp, which gives you access to an old freighter. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026 One day, surfaces like skyscraper windows, car roofs, and smartwatch covers could silently generate clean electricity using these tiny chemical locks. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 The political environment appears increasingly favorable for Democrats and grim for Republicans, meaning districts once considered locks for the GOP are suddenly in play. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026 Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook said the district has invested heavily in school safety, including secure entries, door locks, fencing and security cameras and lockdown drills. — Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 This configuration allows the bristles to make contact with the scalp, assisting in thorough detangling and ensuring no section is missed, even with voluminous locks. — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locks
  1. latches
  2. wraps
  3. chains
  4. folds
  5. shuts
  6. twines
  7. fastens
  8. encircles
Verb
  • This bag from Away has a code lock that latches onto the zippers, preventing everyone but you and security from getting in.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Both the containers and lids are made from glass, and the lids are sealed with food-safe silicone that latches into place on both sides for an airtight design without leaks.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of latches
Verb
  • The Aegean Dragon maki ($23), for example, combines shrimp tempura with criollo relish and harissa, while the Kataifi ($33) wraps tuna and melon in shredded pastry.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Nolan Interiors wraps individual cushions Over at Martha Stewart, Blythe Copeland recommended the Magic Sofa Covers from Nolan Interiors for households that want a cushion-by-cushion fit.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • Other specialty markets, including the Asian grocery chains 99 Ranch Market and T&T Supermarket, are also expanding in Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños last week.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chains
Verb
  • Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of folds
Verb
  • Your middle schooler walks in, drops her backpack and shuts the bedroom door.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuts
Verb
  • Even so, the Tower of Dimon, sitting at the intersection of finance and real estate, twines itself literally through the physical city, from the train tunnels below to the sidewalk and up to the skyline — and through its urban culture, too.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of twines
Verb
  • Unique to the mid-top is a metal hook that fastens its collar strap, replacing the plastic hook traditionally seen on the Air Force 1 Mid.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of fastens
Verb
  • The plan could affect not only the path that encircles the park, used by large numbers of residents, but also the golf course’s historic grove of Japanese cherry trees.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In May, the Georgia Department of Transportation closed a major section of the road, which encircles the city of Atlanta and connects much of the greater metro area, sending both intra- and interstate traffic through the city.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of encircles

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“Locks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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