Vocabulary : Latchkey to Latent
Latchkey : A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch.Latchstring : A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
Late : Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring. ;; Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life. ;; Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration. ;; Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence. ;; Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher. ;; After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early. ;; Not long ago; lately. ;; Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.
Lated : Belated; too late.
Lateen : Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.
