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Locks vs Lox - What's the difference?

locks | lox |

As nouns the difference between locks and lox

is that locks is plural of lang=en while lox is smoked salmon.

As a verb locks

is third-person singular of lock.

As an abbreviation LOX is

alternate form of lang=en|lox abbreviation of lang=en|liquid oxygen.

locks

English

Noun

(head) (p)
  • A piece of hair.
  • (colloquial) Dreadlocks.
  • Synonyms

    * (dreadlocks) dreads

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lock)
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    lox

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at (l).

    Noun

    (-)
  • Smoked salmon.
  • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Hyponyms
    * (l)

    See also

    * ("lox" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * LOX , LOx

    Noun

    (-)
  • Liquid oxygen.
  • Synonyms
    * *
    Coordinate terms
    * gox , GOX (gaseous oxygen)
    See also
    * (liquid hydrogen) * (liquid nitrogen) * LHe (liquid helium) * LNG (liquified natural gas) * LPG (liquified petroleum gas) English three-letter words ----