Definitions for LOCKS
locks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locksnoun

   A piece of hair.

2. locksnoun

   Dreadlocks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locks

   CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LOCKS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Locks is ranked #34758 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Locks surname appeared 650 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Locks.
   
   53% or 345 total occurrences were Black.
   42% or 273 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LOCKS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3962

Anagrams for LOCKS »

1. KSLOC

How to pronounce LOCKS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LOCKS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOCKS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOCKS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of LOCKS in a Sentence

1. Leo Buscaglia:

   Love can never grow old. Locks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter's frost and chill, summer's warmth is in them still.

2. Emma Winger:

   The government locks people up — often in remote facilities far from family and legal services providers — while erecting arbitrary barriers to accessing counsel, immigrants in detention should not have to struggle to have private conversations with their lawyers. The stakes are too high.

3. Bernard Mandeville:

   If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigor as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honor of our wives and daughters?

4. Chanchal Lahiri:

   I was inside a bulletproof glass box tied with chain and locks and dropped down from Howrah bridge, then I came out within 29 seconds.

5. Marine Corps veteran Brian Vargas:

   The sound waves of fireworks are so triggering to many veterans, the impact of the emotional distress spills out into our lives, causing flashbacks and anger. We check and re-check our locks and stay up all night.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Locks
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locks
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html