latch|key — «LACH KEE», noun. a key used to draw back or unfasten the latch or other lock on a door … Useful english dictionary
latch·key — /ˈlæʧˌkiː/ noun, pl keys [count] : a key for opening an outside door … Useful english dictionary
latch-key child — noun A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s) … Wiktionary
latch-key — see latchkey … English dictionary
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The Latch-Key Child — Infobox Album | Name = The Latch Key Child Type = Album Artist = A+ Released = August 27, 1996 Genre = Hip Hop Length = 51:37 Label = Kedar Entertainment Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… … Wikipedia
latch — ► NOUN 1) a bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate. 2) a spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key. ► VERB 1) fasten with a latch. 2) (latch on)… … English terms dictionary
latch — [n] lock bar, bolt, catch, clamp, fastening, hasp, hook, padlock; concepts 445,499 Ant. key latch [v] fasten with lock bar, bolt, cinch, close, close up, lock, make fast, secure; concept 85 Ant. loose, loosen, unfasten, unlatch, unlock … New thesaurus
latch — [[t]læ̱tʃ[/t]] latches, latching, latched 1) N COUNT A latch is a fastening on a door or gate. It consists of a metal bar which you lift in order to open the door. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped. 2) N COUNT A latch is a lock… … English dictionary
Latch (hardware) — Window latch Door latch A latch (called sneck in Nor … Wikipedia
latch — I UK [lætʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms latch : singular latch plural latches 1) an object for keeping a door, gate etc fastened shut, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole or slot 2) a lock for a door that needs a key to open it… … English dictionary
