locks
nounUK /lɒks/
US /lɑːks/
Locks are the parts on a door that keep it shut until you use a key.
She turned the key in the locks and opened the door.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Locks are small groups of hair that grow together on a person's head.
The little girl had golden locks that curled at the ends.
3. Locks are the parts of a canal that raise or lower boats as the water level changes.
The boat waited while the locks filled with water.
4. Locks is the third-person form of the verb lock, meaning to shut something with a key.
He locks the gate every night before bed.