Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 31 compound words that contain latch. The most common are listed below. Open latch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- latch-keyAlternative form of latchkey: A key, especially to an outside door.
- latch-upA kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.
- latch-key childAlternative form of latchkey child: A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
- latch-key childrenplural of latch-key child: A schoolchild who carries keys to their residence because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.
- chain latchA door chain.
- latch keysplural of latch key: A key, especially to an outside door.
- latch-upsplural of latch-up: A kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.
- spring latchA latch that snaps into the keeper whenever the door is shut.
- throat latchAlternative form of throatlatch: Part of a horse's bridle that prevents the bridle from coming off over the horse's head.
Compound words 31
- latchkeyA key, especially to an outside door.
- doorlatchThe latch that fastens a door.
- LatchfordA town in Ontario, Canada.
- throatlatchPart of a horse's bridle that prevents the bridle from coming off over the horse's head.
- relatchTo latch again
- deadlatchA kind of latch whose bolt may be locked by a detent so that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key.
- drawlatchA housebreaker or thief
- latchableCapable of being fastened with a latch.
- latchboltA spring-loaded part of a lock that extends from the front of the lock and into a hole in the door frame, or strike, in order to hold the door closed.
- latcherOne who or that which latches.