Associations to the word «Deadbolt»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DEADBOLT, noun. The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
DEADBOLT, noun. 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, verb. (transitive) To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.
Dictionary definition
DEADBOLT, noun. The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.