Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the latch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
on the latch
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Closed but not locked, so that it can be opened by operating the latch.

Questions

What does on the latch mean?
Closed but not locked, so that it can be opened by operating the latch.

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