bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
boltlike
-
a word derived from
bolt.
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, one of those boltlike perceptions that can spring out apparently from space, Lilly clapped her hands to her throat, her breast, the back of her neck.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
