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lockable

US/ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/

lockable adjective: capable of being locked.

Adjective

lockable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being locked.
    • A desk for personal use with a file drawer that can be locked or a separate lockable file are ^([sic]) also a necessity.1987, Henry P Coppolillo, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Children
    • Because we would be away from the car for an hour or more and because the carrier, though zippable, was not lockable and, in any event, was slashable, we put all the suitcases, etc., in the car with us while we drove downtown from the motel.2015, Paul Gabler, Slices of a Life
    Antonyms:
    unlockable

Antonyms of lockable

Origin of lockable

From lock + -able.

Words formed from lockable

Questions about lockable

What does lockable mean?
Lockable means capable of being locked.
What part of speech is lockable?
Lockable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lockable?
Lockable is pronounced /ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/ (US).

Words near lockable in the dictionary

  1. lock-up
  2. lock-ups
  3. lock-weir
  4. lock-weirs
  5. lockability
  6. lockable
  7. lockably
  8. Lockaby
  9. Lockabys
  10. lockage
  11. lockages

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