Locksmith Word Search
Free Locksmith word search. We picked 12 themed words — the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: CYLINDER, PICK, WRENCH, BOLT, PADLOCK, SCREWDRIVER, FILES, TENSION, TUMBLER, CALIPER, VISE, PLIERS.
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Locksmith word list, defined
- CYLINDER /ˈsɪl.ɪn.dər/ · noun
- A solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section; more generally, any object shaped like this, such as the chamber of an engine in which a piston moves. Related: tube, drum, barrel, canister.
- PICK /pɪk/ · verb; noun
- To choose or select someone or something, or to decide on a particular course of action. In other contexts, it means to remove, pierce, harvest, or take up something. Related: choose, select, opt for, elect.
- WRENCH /rɛntʃ/ · noun and verb
- A wrench is a hand tool with jaws or a socket used to turn nuts, bolts, and other fittings. As a verb, it means to twist, pull, or distort something with sharp force, often causing pain or emotional distress. Related: spanner, twist, turn, pull.
- BOLT /bəʊlt/ · noun
- A metal pin or fastener, typically with a threaded shaft, used to hold parts together; also a short arrow shot from a crossbow. Related: fastener, pin, screw, rivet.
- PADLOCK /ˈpædlɒk/ (British); /ˈpædlɑːk/ (American) · noun and verb
- A padlock is a portable lock with a removable or hinged U-shaped shackle, used to secure a door, gate, container, or other opening. As a verb, padlock means to secure something with a padlock or fasten it so that it cannot easily be opened. Related: lock, bolt.
- SCREWDRIVER /ˈskruːdraɪvər/ · noun
- A hand tool with a metal shaft and a shaped tip, used to drive or remove screws. By extension, the word can also refer to a mixed alcoholic drink made with vodka and orange juice. Related: screwdriver, driver, screw driver, spanner.
- FILES /faɪlz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- As a noun, 'files' is the plural of 'file': a folder, box, or digital container in which documents or records are kept, or the collection of documents itself. As a verb, it is the third-person form of 'to file', meaning to place documents in a file, to submit something officially, or to move in a line. Related: records, dossiers, archives, folders.
- TENSION /ˈtɛnʃən/ · noun and verb
- A state of anxiety, emotional strain, or uneasy tension; strained or hostile relations between people or groups; or physical tautness or pulling force. As a verb, it means to make something taut or increase the strain on it. Related: strain, anxiety, unease, hostility.
- TUMBLER /ˈtʌmbər/ · noun
- A tumbler is a flat-bottomed drinking vessel, usually made of glass and typically without a handle. The word also refers to an acrobat who tumbles, a small adjustable locking component, a pigeon of a breed noted for tumbling flight, and a rotating cylindrical drum in some machinery. Related: drinking glass, cup, acrobat, performer.
- CALIPER /ˈkælɪpə(r)/ · noun (also verb)
- A measuring instrument with two adjustable jaws or legs, used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object; also, in automotive engineering, the component that grips a disc brake's pads against the rotor. Related: gauge, micrometer, vernier, measuring tool.
- VISE /vaɪs/ · noun
- A vise is a clamping tool with two jaws that are tightened to hold a piece of work securely. The word can also denote moral vice as an archaic American spelling, and as a verb it means to grip tightly or examine closely. Related: clamp, vice, immorality, depravity.
- PLIERS /ˈplaɪərz/ (US); /ˈplaɪəz/ (UK) · noun (plural)
- Pliers are a hand tool with two handles and opposing jaws, used for gripping, bending, cutting, or pulling objects such as wire and small components. The word is conventionally plural in form, even when referring to a single tool. Related: pincers, nippers, forceps, tweezers.
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