
1) Basic security device 2) Basic security feature 3) Bathroom stall fastener 4) Bolt up 5) Car seat-securing feature 6) Childproofing option 7) Closer 8) Closer to the door 9) Closing mechanism 10) Door closer 11) Door device 12) Door fastener 13) Door hardware 14) Door latch 15) Door part 16) Exclusively Anglo word
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1) Bolt 2) Hasp
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[hardware] A latch (called sneck in Northern England and Scotland) is a type of mechanical fastener that is used to join two (or more) objects or surfaces together while allowing for the regular or eventual separation of the objects or surfaces. A latch typically engages another piece of hardware on the other mounting surface. Depending upo...
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• (n.) To catch so as to hold. • (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch. • (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. • (v. t.) To smear; to anoint. • (n.) A latching. • (n.) A crossbow. • (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which h...
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Latch (lăch)
transitive verb [ Confer French
lécher to lick (of German origin). Confer
Lick .] To smear; to anoint. [ Obsolete]
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Latch noun [ Middle English
lacche , from
lacchen to seize, As.
læccan .]
1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [ Obsolete]
Rom. of R. 2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which ...
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Latch transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Latched (lăcht);
present participle & verbal noun Latching .] [ Middle English
lacchen . See
Latch .
noun ]
1. To catch so as to hold...
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- A beveled metal tongue operated by a spring-loaded knob or lever. The tongue's bevel lets you close the door and engage the locking mechanism, if any, without using a key. Contrasts with dead bolt.
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In computing, a latch is a simple type of flip-flop, capable of temporarily storing a single bit of data.
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See Bistable
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[
n] - spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key 2. [n] - catch for fastening a door or gate 3. [v] - fasten with a latch
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Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren
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[Macbeth] (195) catch
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noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
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noun catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
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A beveled metal tongue operated by a spring-loaded knob or lever. The tongue's bevel lets you close
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Not a new word but it takes on a new definition and importance for parents in the first few months. Latching refers to a baby’s mouth-hold onto a boob. It’s an instinct but some kids don’t snap to it, sometimes requiring new parents to attend breastfeeding classes, work diligently on positioning, and wonder how their kid will ever learn algeb...
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A beveled metal tongue operated by a spring-loaded knob or lever. The tongue's bevel lets you close the door and engage the locking mechanism, if any, without using a key. Contrasts with dead bolt.
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