cylinder lock cylinderlike • cylinder machine · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cylinder lock · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate. Synonyms: cylinder lock. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 y latin small letter y U+0079