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Unlocks

[uhn-lok] Origin

un·lock

[uhn-lok]
verb (used with object)
1.
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
2.
to open or release by or as if by undoing a lock.
3.
to open (anything firmly closed or joined): to unlock the jaws.
4.
to lay open; disclose: to unlock the secrets of one's heart.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become unlocked.

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Unlocks is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English unloken; see un-2, lock1

un·lock·a·ble, adjective
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unlock
c.1400, from un- (2) + lock (v.). Fig. sense is attested from 1531.
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