The part of the lock which is moved when the key is engaged.
A kind of lock in which the bolt (moving portion) is held in position by the cylinder rather than by a spring and so cannot be retracted except by turning the cylinder.
To fasten or secure with a deadbolt.
The bit of a key.
A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
The thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top (head) and bottom (foot) of the rail.
The blade of a saw.
The blade of a sword.
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
The thin, sharp part of a colter.
The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.
The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers.
A section of a groin vault, separated by ribs.
The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
A latticed or woven structure.
A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.
A tall tale with more complexity than a myth or legend.
A plot or scheme.
To construct or form a web.
To cover with a web or network.
To ensnare or entangle.
To provide with a web.