Unlock
verb
To open something, like a door or a box, by turning its key or by typing a code.
She unlocked the door and entered the room.
Often appears as...
- unlock a door
- unlock a box
verb
To discover or understand something that was hidden or unknown.
She unlocked the secrets of the ancient hieroglyphs.
Often appears as...
- unlock the secrets
- unlock the mysteries
verb
To make it possible to access or use digital data by giving or knowing the correct password or code.
You need to unlock your phone before you can use it.
Often appears as...
- unlock a phone
- unlock a laptop
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To make it possible to do or achieve something.
Working hard can unlock new opportunities.
Often appears as...
- unlock opportunities
- unlock new prospects
verb
To open something, like a door or a box, by turning its key or by typing a code.
She unlocked the door and entered the room.
Often appears as...
- unlock a door
- unlock a box
verb
To discover or understand something that was hidden or unknown.
She unlocked the secrets of the ancient hieroglyphs.
Often appears as...
- unlock the secrets
- unlock the mysteries
verb
To make it possible to access or use digital data by giving or knowing the correct password or code.
You need to unlock your phone before you can use it.
Often appears as...
- unlock a phone
- unlock a laptop
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To make it possible to do or achieve something.
Working hard can unlock new opportunities.
Often appears as...
- unlock opportunities
- unlock new prospects
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Use 'unlock' to describe the action of opening locked items with keys or codes.
He unlocked the safe with a key.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Key
'Unlock' often involves a physical key or combination, not just any method of opening.
She unlocked her diary and began to write.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Focus
'Unlock' suggests removing a barrier to access something that is secured or protected.
After unlocking the gate, they entered the private property.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Use 'unlock' to describe the action of opening locked items with keys or codes.
He unlocked the safe with a key.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Key
'Unlock' often involves a physical key or combination, not just any method of opening.
She unlocked her diary and began to write.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Focus
'Unlock' suggests removing a barrier to access something that is secured or protected.
After unlocking the gate, they entered the private property.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Use 'unlock' to describe the action of opening locked items with keys or codes.
He unlocked the safe with a key.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Key
'Unlock' often involves a physical key or combination, not just any method of opening.
She unlocked her diary and began to write.
Pro Tip 3/3Security Focus
'Unlock' suggests removing a barrier to access something that is secured or protected.
After unlocking the gate, they entered the private property.
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How does the Rorschach...
hoping to unlock the psychological roots of mass murder. Anthropologists showed the images to remote communities as a sort of universal personality test. Employers made prejudiced hiring decisions based on reductive decoding charts. As the test left clinics and entered popular culture its reputation among medical professionals plummeted,
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The game that can give...
It should, because the top five traits of post-traumatic growth are essentially the direct opposite of the top five regrets of the dying. Now this is interesting, right? It seems that somehow, a traumatic event can unlock our ability to lead a life with fewer regrets.
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The single biggest...
I believe that the startup organization is one of the greatest forms to make the world a better place. If you take a group of people with the right equity incentives and organize them in a startup, you can unlock human potential in a way never before possible.
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How to build your...
A world that knows that that kind of confidence is exactly the key we need to unlock the future that we want. I have enough confidence to believe that that world will indeed come to pass, and that we are the ones to make it so. Thank you so much.
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Is there a limit to...
Precision on a smaller scale lets us use energy more efficiently and unlocks new energy sources, like nuclear fusion, or even antimatter. And this increased energy lets us expand and build on a larger scale. A truly advanced civilization, then,
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We must reignite dream...
together in one human being what if you could put those human beings in schools all across the world not just to unlock the potential of young people but also of guidance counselor's of custodians in that school of teachers of
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Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
but it's now thought that vents like these could be the birthplace of all life on earth unlocking the secrets of earth's deep seas could provide clues to life elsewhere in the universe
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Earworms: Those songs...
we'll use it as the starting point for a scientific odyssey that will unlock important mysteries about basic cognition. And if not, well, we can just shake it off.
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Ancient City of Nan...
Mangroves choke whatever else remains. Now, new technology can help unlock the secrets of this place. How and why it was built, and just how big it really is.
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Welcome To The Elephant...
when andrea tucarlo first came here she had an instinct that this place could help her unlock the secret lives of forest elephants
Video examples
How does the Rorschach...
hoping to unlock the psychological roots of mass murder. Anthropologists showed the images to remote communities as a sort of universal personality test. Employers made prejudiced hiring decisions based on reductive decoding charts. As the test left clinics and entered popular culture its reputation among medical professionals plummeted,
Video examples
The game that can give...
It should, because the top five traits of post-traumatic growth are essentially the direct opposite of the top five regrets of the dying. Now this is interesting, right? It seems that somehow, a traumatic event can unlock our ability to lead a life with fewer regrets.
Video examples
The single biggest...
I believe that the startup organization is one of the greatest forms to make the world a better place. If you take a group of people with the right equity incentives and organize them in a startup, you can unlock human potential in a way never before possible.
Video examples
How to build your...
A world that knows that that kind of confidence is exactly the key we need to unlock the future that we want. I have enough confidence to believe that that world will indeed come to pass, and that we are the ones to make it so. Thank you so much.
Video examples
Is there a limit to...
Precision on a smaller scale lets us use energy more efficiently and unlocks new energy sources, like nuclear fusion, or even antimatter. And this increased energy lets us expand and build on a larger scale. A truly advanced civilization, then,
Video examples
We must reignite dream...
together in one human being what if you could put those human beings in schools all across the world not just to unlock the potential of young people but also of guidance counselor's of custodians in that school of teachers of
Video examples
Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
but it's now thought that vents like these could be the birthplace of all life on earth unlocking the secrets of earth's deep seas could provide clues to life elsewhere in the universe
Video examples
Earworms: Those songs...
we'll use it as the starting point for a scientific odyssey that will unlock important mysteries about basic cognition. And if not, well, we can just shake it off.
Video examples
Ancient City of Nan...
Mangroves choke whatever else remains. Now, new technology can help unlock the secrets of this place. How and why it was built, and just how big it really is.
Video examples
Welcome To The Elephant...
when andrea tucarlo first came here she had an instinct that this place could help her unlock the secret lives of forest elephants
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Amanda Schull
American Actress
Acting is fascinating to me. I love unlocking the mysteries with characters and finding out what would be the most intriguing aspect of that character to exist in. Figuring out a person and getting to be a different person every day, hey - that's pretty lucky. I don't have to wake up and be Amanda if I don't feel like it. You know, that's fun.
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Jane Green
English Author
Just as there are moments when the words flow and it feels like the easiest job in the world, there are many more when I think I have nothing to say, and my journalism training taught me that writing is a job, that you write whether you are inspired or not, and that the only way to unlock creativity is to write through it.
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Holly Lisle
American Writer
Writing is a puzzle you'll spend your lifetime unlocking. You will never know it all; you will never know enough. You can always be better, and figuring out how to be better is part of the thrill and joy of the job.
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Fiona McIntosh
English Author
What I find is that it's the middle-aged authors who have lived a life who have the most important, interesting voices. They just need someone to give them the key to unlock the door.
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Kevin McKidd
Scottish Actor
I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.
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Phillipa Soo
American Actress
We try to find the information, the clues, to unlock the play or the story or our characters, especially when they're based on real people that live and breathe.
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Tamzin Merchant
English Actress
Looking forward, we see that it is the youth of today who hold the key to tomorrow. And we can help unlock it.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.
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Suze Orman
American Author
When you are grateful - when you can see what you have - you unlock blessings to flow in your life.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.
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Amanda Schull
American Actress
Acting is fascinating to me. I love unlocking the mysteries with characters and finding out what would be the most intriguing aspect of that character to exist in. Figuring out a person and getting to be a different person every day, hey - that's pretty lucky. I don't have to wake up and be Amanda if I don't feel like it. You know, that's fun.
Quote examples
Jane Green
English Author
Just as there are moments when the words flow and it feels like the easiest job in the world, there are many more when I think I have nothing to say, and my journalism training taught me that writing is a job, that you write whether you are inspired or not, and that the only way to unlock creativity is to write through it.
Quote examples
Holly Lisle
American Writer
Writing is a puzzle you'll spend your lifetime unlocking. You will never know it all; you will never know enough. You can always be better, and figuring out how to be better is part of the thrill and joy of the job.
Quote examples
Fiona McIntosh
English Author
What I find is that it's the middle-aged authors who have lived a life who have the most important, interesting voices. They just need someone to give them the key to unlock the door.
Quote examples
Kevin McKidd
Scottish Actor
I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.
Quote examples
Phillipa Soo
American Actress
We try to find the information, the clues, to unlock the play or the story or our characters, especially when they're based on real people that live and breathe.
Quote examples
Tamzin Merchant
English Actress
Looking forward, we see that it is the youth of today who hold the key to tomorrow. And we can help unlock it.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.
Quote examples
Suze Orman
American Author
When you are grateful - when you can see what you have - you unlock blessings to flow in your life.
Quote examples
Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.
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