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LOVELOCK

Definition: LOVELOCK

LOVELOCK

Noun

1. A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "LOVELOCK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)


Synonyms within Context: LOVELOCK

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Roughness

Brush, hair, beard, shag, mane, whisker, moustache, imperial, tress, lock, curl, ringlet; fimbriae, pili, cilia, villi; lovelock; beaucatcher; curl paper; goatee; papillote, scalp lock.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Specialty Definition: Lovelock, Nevada

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)


(larger version)

Lovelock is a city located in Pershing County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,003. It is the county seat of Pershing County.6

Geography

Lovelock is located at 40°10'48" North, 118°28'36" West (40.180013, -118.476597)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 2,003 people, 778 households, and 493 families residing in the city. The population density is 888.9/km² (2,311.6/mi²). There are 951 housing units at an average density of 422.0/km² (1,097.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 76.49% White, 0.80% African American, 7.14% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 10.03% from other races, and 4.64% from two or more races. 24.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 778 households out of which 33.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% are non-families. 31.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.52 and the average family size is 3.22.

In the city the population is spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $34,563, and the median income for a family is $40,885. Males have a median income of $35,658 versus $27,371 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,233. 14.2% of the population and 9.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.9% are under the age of 18 and 10.3% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lovelock, Nevada."

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Crosswords: LOVELOCK

English words defined with "LOVELOCK": Earlock. (references)

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Commercial Usage: LOVELOCK

DomainTitle

Books

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: LOVELOCK

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Wild horse gather, Kamma Mountains, northwest of Lovelock, Nevada, February 1998. Credit: Richard H. Brown.

Administering immunocontraception to wild horses after gather, Kamma Mountains, northwest of Lovelock, Nevada, February 1998. Credit: Richard H. Brown.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: LOVELOCK

"LOVELOCK" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "LOVELOCK" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%3162,296

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: LOVELOCK

The following table summarizes the usage of "LOVELOCK" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
LovelockLast name20037,489
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: LOVELOCK


1. Lovelock, NV (city, FIPS 43000)
Location: 40.17997 N, 118.47687 W
Population (1990): 2069 (892 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 89419
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LOVELOCK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

lovelock nv

215

lovelock nevada

28

james lovelock

16

lovelock

15

hotel lovelock

4

jack lovelock

3

corp gas lovelock southwest

3

center correctional lovelock

3

lovelock tristian

2

lady lovelock

2

gaia james lovelock

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: LOVELOCK

Language Translations for "LOVELOCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

Cullufe (quiff). (various references)

   

French

  

rouflaquette. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

huncutka (kiss-me-quick, meat-hook, quiff, ringlet), csábfürt, csábászfürt. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Tirabaci, Ricciolo (curl, lock, ringlet). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ovelocklay

   

Portuguese

  

Graciosidade (comeliness, lightness). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Inel (circle, circlet, curl, ferrule, hoop, link, ring, ringlet), Cârlionţ (link, ringlet, tress). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

Локон. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

šiška. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Tjusarlock (cowlick, kiss curl, kiss-curl). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Zülüf, Kâkül (forelock, lock of hair), Bukle (coil, corkscrew curls, curl, frizz, hank, lock, pouf, pouffe, puff, ringlet). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: LOVELOCK

Derivations

Words beginning with "LOVELOCK": lovelocks. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: LOVELOCK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-k-l-l-o-o-v"

-3 letters: cello, clove.

-4 letters: cell, coke, cole, cook, cool, cove, koel, kolo, levo, lock, loco, look, love, oleo, vole.

-5 letters: cel, col, coo, elk, ell, lek, lev, loo, oke, ole, voe.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-k-l-l-o-o-v"
 

+1 letter: lovelocks.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: LOVELOCK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 4F 56 45 4C 4F 43 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-..    ---    ...-    .    .-..    ---    -.-.    -.-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01001111 01010110 01000101 01001100 01001111 01000011 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#79 &#86 &#69 &#76 &#79 &#67 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 004F 0056 0045 004C 004F 0043 004B

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4649563946493745

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Cities
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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