latch

Other forms of latch

plural

latches·

past tense

latched·

present participle

latching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about latch

What does latch mean?

latch means "spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in latch?

latch has 1 syllable: latch. In IPA it is /ˈlætʃ/.

What is another word for latch?

Close synonyms include door latch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latch a common word?

latch is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with latch?

1 word rhymes with latch. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.