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Word entry · 6 letters

unlock

Best crossword clue

"Open with a key"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈlɒk/Part of speech verbSorted cklnouStarts with UEnds with K1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Open a lock or make something available for use.

Word origin

From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).

Used in a sentence

  • I unlocked the door and walked in.
  • I unlocked the dictionary article so I could edit it.
  • This computer game is shareware, but you can pay for a code to unlock the full version.

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