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knob lock

knob lock noun: a door lock whose cylinder is located within the doorknob and not the main body of the door.

Noun

knob lock (plural knob locks)

  1. A door lock whose cylinder is located within the doorknob and not the main body of the door.

Forms of knob lock

pluralknob locks

Questions about knob lock

What does knob lock mean?
Knob lock means a door lock whose cylinder is located within the doorknob and not the main body of the door.
What part of speech is knob lock?
Knob lock is a noun.
What is the plural of knob lock?
The plural of knob lock is knob locks.

Words near knob lock in the dictionary

  1. knob job
  2. knob jobs
  3. knob jockey
  4. knob jockeys
  5. Knob Lake
  6. knob lock
  7. knob locks
  8. knob mudalia
  9. knob of butter
  10. knob polisher
  11. knob polishers

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