Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "earlock" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF EARLOCK

earlock  [ˈɪərˌlɒk] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARLOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earlock is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EARLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

earlock

Payot

Payot is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls. Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Biblical injunction against shaving the "corners" of one's head. Literally, pe'ah means corner, side or edge. There are different styles of payot among Haredi, Yemenite, and Hasidic Jews. Yemenite Jews call their sidelocks simonim Hebrew: סִימָנִים‎, literally signs, because their long curled sidelocks served as a distinguishing feature in Yemenite society.

Definition of earlock in the English dictionary

The definition of earlock in the dictionary is a curl or lock of hair close to ear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARLOCK


airlock
ˈɛəˌlɒk
antilock
ˈæntɪˌlɒk
deadlock
ˈdɛdˌlɒk
fetlock
ˈfɛtˌlɒk
flintlock
ˈflɪntˌlɒk
forelock
ˈfɔːˌlɒk
genlock
ˈdʒɛnˌlɒk
gridlock
ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk
hammerlock
ˈhæməˌlɒk
headlock
ˈhɛdˌlɒk
hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒk
lovelock
ˈlʌvˌlɒk
matchlock
ˈmætʃˌlɒk
Matlock
ˈmætˌlɒk
overlock
ˈəʊvəˌlɒk
padlock
ˈpædˌlɒk
sherlock
ˈʃɜːˌlɒk
Shylock
ˈʃaɪˌlɒk
warlock
ˈwɔːˌlɒk
ziplock
ˈzɪpˌlɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARLOCK

earlap
earldom
earless
earless seal
earlier
earliest
earlike
earliness
earlship
early
early admission
early adopter
Early American
early bird
Early Christian
Early Church
early closing
early closing day
early days

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARLOCK

block
building block
bullock
carlock
charlock
clock
digital clock
eight o´clock
fetterlock
flock
interlock
lock
oarlock
o´clock
on the block
overclock
the clock
unblock
unlock
white charlock

Synonyms and antonyms of earlock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «earlock» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF EARLOCK

Find out the translation of earlock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earlock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earlock» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

earlock
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guedeja
570 millions of speakers

English

earlock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

earlock
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

earlock
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

earlock
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

earlock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

earlock
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

earlock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Earlock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

earlock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

earlock
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

earlock
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Earlock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bít tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

earlock
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इअरलॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saç buklesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

earlock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

earlock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

earlock
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

earlock
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

earlock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

earlock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

earlock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earlock

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARLOCK»

The term «earlock» is used very little and occupies the 174.558 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Rarely used
18
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «earlock» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of earlock
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «earlock».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARLOCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earlock» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earlock» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earlock

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARLOCK»

Discover the use of earlock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earlock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Treasury of Sholom Aleichem Children's Stories
The left hand then grabbed the right earlock followed by the right hand pulling the left ear. “Let go of my earlock, Getzi. You'd better let go of my earlock!” “Let go of my ear, and I'll let go of your earlock!” “To hell with you!” “All right, then you'll be ...
‎1996
2
The Dybbuk and the Yiddish Imagination: A Haunted Reader
A Haunted Reader Joachim Neugroschel. "Not a road, a trail's more like it. "Yes, a dark and twisting trail "Through the Rebbe's left earlock. "Try it, creep through his left earlock." "Well, if that's the way to go, "Then I'll go through his left earlock!
Joachim Neugroschel, 2000
3
American Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
... Tolan Blackbird Berta 2d 333723 405134— Bull— Black Joe F. 7th May 25, 1925 Earlock 183791 William Fritz Best View 277426 405135— Cow— Fancy Lullia ..Mar. 10, 1926 Earlock 183791 William Fritz Lullia Fancy 351707 405136 — ...
4
The Day My Mother Cried and Other Stories
My host was a large man, about sixty years old, burly, a thick reddish beard inundating his white shirt front, a shtreimel (fur hat) perched jauntily on his head, and a smile spread across his face, earlock to earlock. He told me that he and his  ...
William D. Kaufman, 2010
5
David Bergelson: From Modernism to Socialist Realism
and the other — a fair-haired, powerfully built youth of medium height, had a great blond earlock like one of our Cossacks' (28). The word peye, 'earlock', sounds particularly ironic when used to describe the tshub, that long lock of hair left on ...
Joseph Sherman, Gennadiĭ Ėstraĭkh, 2007
6
Jewish Children
Sholem Aleichem. right lapel of his coat, and the right hand at once tore off the left lapel, from top to bottom. The left hand pulled the right earlock. The right hand gave the left ear a terrible bang. "Let go of my earlock, Getzel. Take my advice ...
Sholem Aleichem, 1921
7
Design News
Strategically placed pins restrain the mechanism's outer assembly from rotating, thus transmitting the torque to the center rod. The torque forces the mechanism's inner assembly to rotate until an earlock arm contacts an earlock on the bushing.
8
The Chosen
He pulled nervously at an earlock, his eyes dark and brooding. "I think I would lose my mind,"! said. "No you wouldn't," he said softiy. "You'd learn to live with it." "Why does he do it?" The hand pulling at the earlock dropped down to the table.
Chaim Potok, 1994
9
Our Pal God and Other Presumptions
... springtime festival celebrating Moses having led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt Peye(s): Earlock(s) Reboyne-sheloylem: Master of the World (God) Rosh Hashonah (Rosheshone): Jewish New Year; in the autumn Sephardim: Jews from the ...
Jeffry Mallow, 2008
10
Legend of the Third Horseman
... hair of his earlock. On this plain, Dr. Eliphalet Downer, in a single combat with a British soldier, killed him on the spot, by thrusting him heartily through the body with his bayonet.”6 Warren was so active in the fighting it was hard for anyone to  ...
Charles J. Caes, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earlock is used in the context of the following news items.
1
OTTO Announces Release of New Headset
... are pleased to announce the release of the new Hurricane III with SureFire's Patented EarLock® Retention Rings and Noise-Reducing Filters ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
2
TechnologyTell Review: PEAR Sports Training Intelligence System
The earphones are made with Earlock by Surefire Retention System, which is used by Special Forces, that ensures a secure and comfortable fit ... «TechnologyTell, Apr 14»
3
Get Your Own Personal Trainer With The Pear Pro Intelligence System
The EarLock earphones allow you to find out your stats quickly — like average pace, calories burned, and miles traveled — by pressing a ... «Business Insider, Feb 13»
4
EOps Noisezero Sports+ Earphones Won't Let Go of Your Ears
... “SportsFin” earlock which holds them securely inside your ear. EOps partnered up with the Coca-Cola Company to produce these earphones ... «Technabob, Aug 12»
5
PEAR Sports Launches Training Intelligence™: A Game-Changing …
... users receive a PEAR wireless heart rate sensor, a PEAR foot pod and PEAR sport earphones featuring a patented on-demand button and Earlock™ design ... «Xtri.com, Jan 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Earlock [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/earlock>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z