A fool's bolt is soon shot.
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Bolt
//boʊlt//
Synonyms for "bolt" (434 found)
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Closest matches (87)
absconddashgobblerigidlyrun offscrewthunderboltabsence without leaveabsquatulateabsquatulationapostacizeapostasyapostatizearrowarrowheadarticulateassortattachawolbacksliding
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baleball lightningbangbarbarbbarricadebarrierbattenbatten downbeat a retreatbetraybetrayalbindleblatblockblock upblockadeblowblurt outbobtailed arrowboilbolabolt downbolt of lightningbolt uprightbombbombshellboomerangbouquetbreak awaybreakawaybrickbatbucklebudgetbundleburn outbuttbuttonbutton upcareercatchcategorizechain lightningchange sideschargechasechested arrowchockchokechoke offclapclarifyclaspclassifyclearclear outcleatclipcloseclose offclose tight
Verb(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (130)
close upcloth yard shaftcoilcollateconnectconstrictcontaincontractcordoncordon offcountermissilecovercramcrowdcry outcullcull outcut and rundark lightningdart
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dash offdebardecampdecampmentdeckdecrassifydefectdefectiondeitydepartdepuratederelictiondesertdeserterdesertiondevourdisappearancedisappearing actdisloyaltydistilldividedogdovetaileat upedulcorateejaculateelopeelopementeluteengorgeerectescapeessentializeexclaimexitextracteye-openerfagotfaithlessnessfall awayfall offfardelfascesfascinefastenfastenerfilterfiltratefireballfireboltfixflashfleeflightflingflyflying flamefoldfold upforked lightningfrench leavefugitatefugitationfulgurationfulminationghettoizegingirthglutgluttonizego awolgo overgodgoddessgoing overgorgegormandizegradategradegroupgulpgulp downgunguttleguzzlehasphastehastenhasty retreathegirahiehingehitchhookhumphump ithurryhurtleingurgitateinsulateirish confettiisolate
Verb(5 words)
Related words (217)
jamjointjumpjump bailjupiter fulgurkeep apartkeep asidekeylacinglashlatchlay asideleachlengthlet downlevantlevin boltlightninglive to eatlixiviate
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locklock outlock upmake hastemake offmissilemitermortisenailnosegayoak-cleaving thunderboltsobstructoccludepackpackagepacketpadlockparcelpartpegpercolatepick outpiecepinplumbpoop outportionpostposyprojectilepull outpurifyput asidequarantinequarrelquick exitquiverrabbetracerankratrattingravenrecidivationrecidivismrecreancyrectifyreedrefinerevelationriddlerivetrockrocketrodrollrouleaurunrun awayrun away fromrun away withrun for itrun out onrunning awayrushscamperscarfschismscoffscootscourscramscramblescrammingscreenscudscurryscuttlesealseal offseal upsecedesecessionsecludesecuresegregatesell outseparateset apartset asidesewshaftsheafsheet lightningshockshockershootshow the heelsshutshut offshut outshut the doorshut tightshut upsievesiftsizeskedaddleskedaddlingskewerskipskip outslamslapdashslip the cableslopsloshsnapsortsort outspeedspiritualizespringsqueezesqueeze shutstampedestand in the waystaplestartstartlestep on itstickstifflystiflestitchstonestop upstraightstrainstranglestrangulatestreakstripstroke of lightningstuffsublimatesublimesubordinatesuffocatesurpriseswallow wholeswitchswitch overtacktaketake flighttake french leavetake to flighttake wingtearthorthrashthreshthrow stickthrowing-stickthunderballthunderstroketoggletorpedotreasontrusstryturnturn cloakturn tailturning traitorvolleywaddywalk outwalkoutwedgewinnowwolfwolf downzip upzipper
Noun(1 words)
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427 translations across 76 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- bulloni noun (metal fastener)
- dry noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- kyçi noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- shul noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- βλῆτρον noun (metal fastener)
- γόμφος noun (metal fastener)
- κέστρος noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- ὀχεύς noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Arabic
1 entries- مِصْمَال noun (metal fastener)
Armenian
2 entries- հեղույս noun (metal fastener)
- սողնակ noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
Basque
1 entries- torloju noun (metal fastener)
Belarusian
4 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
- за́саў noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- за́саўка noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- затво́р noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
Bulgarian
4 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
- ма́ндало noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- мъ́лния noun (lightning spark)
- резе́ noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Burmese
1 entries- မူလီ noun (metal fastener)
Catalan
4 entries- balda noun (metal fastener)
- forrellat noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- forrellat noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- llampec noun (lightning spark)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 匹 noun (large roll of material)
- 弩箭 noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- 捲 /卷 noun (standard measure of length of canvas)
- 螺栓 noun (metal fastener)
Czech
1 entries- šroub noun (metal fastener)
Danish
3 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
- bundstykke noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- slå noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Dutch
4 entries- bout noun (metal fastener)
- bout noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- grendel noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- grendel noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Esperanto
4 entries- blokilo noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- bolto noun (metal fastener)
- fulmo noun (lightning spark)
- riglilo noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Estonian
1 entries- polt noun (metal fastener)
Finnish
4 entries- jalkarauta noun (iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter)
- kahle noun (iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter)
- livahdus noun (sudden flight, as to escape creditors)
- livistys noun (sudden flight, as to escape creditors)
French
4 entries- boulon noun (metal fastener)
- carreau noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- rouleau noun (large roll of material)
- verrou noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Galician
4 entries- bulón noun (metal fastener)
- bulón noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- bío noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- caravilla noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Georgian
1 entries- ჭანჭიკი noun (metal fastener)
German
4 entries- Ballen noun (large roll of material)
- Blitz noun (lightning spark)
- Blitzschlag noun (lightning spark)
- Bohrhaken noun (metal fastener)
Greek
4 entries- κλείστρο noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- σύρτης noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- αμπαρώνω verb (to secure a door)
- αποδιδράσκω verb (to escape)
Hawaiian
1 entries- lāʻau keʻa noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Hebrew
3 entries- בורג \ בֹּרֶג noun (metal fastener)
- גְּלִילָה noun (large roll of material)
- הבריג verb (to connect pieces using a bolt)
Hindi
4 entries- पेंच noun (metal fastener)
- बाण noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- बिजली noun (lightning spark)
- बोल्ट noun (metal fastener)
Hungarian
4 entries- csavar noun (metal fastener)
- retesz noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- tolózár noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- villám noun (lightning spark)
Icelandic
1 entries- slagbrandur noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Ido
2 entries- glutegar verb (to swallow food without chewing)
- riglagar verb (to secure a door)
Ingrian
1 entries- boltta noun (metal fastener)
Irish
2 entries- bolta noun (metal fastener)
- splanc noun (lightning spark)
Italian
4 entries- barilotto noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- bullone noun (metal fastener)
- chiavistello noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- chiavistello noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Japanese
4 entries- ボルト noun (metal fastener)
- 反物 noun (large roll of material)
- 稲妻 noun (lightning spark)
- 落雷 noun (lightning spark)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- parafuze noun (metal fastener)
- parafuzu noun (metal fastener)
Kazakh
1 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
Khmer
4 entries- ខ្ចៅឈ្មោល noun (metal fastener)
- ចន្ទាស់ noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- រនុក noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- សន្ទះ noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Korean
1 entries- 볼트 noun (metal fastener)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
Lao
3 entries- ຄວງ noun (metal fastener)
- ບູລອງ noun (metal fastener)
- ເຫລັກບູລອງ noun (metal fastener)
Latin
4 entries- pessulus noun (metal fastener)
- pessulus noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- sera noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- veru noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Latvian
4 entries- bulta noun (metal fastener)
- bulta noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- bulta noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- strēle noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
Lithuanian
1 entries- varžtas noun (metal fastener)
Macedonian
2 entries- завртка noun (metal fastener)
- шраф noun (metal fastener)
Malay
1 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
Mongolian
1 entries- боолт noun (metal fastener)
Māori
4 entries- koropā noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- pine noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- pōkai (papanga) noun (large roll of material)
- tūtaki noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Nepali
1 entries- पेच noun (metal fastener)
Norwegian
1 entries- sluttstykke noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
- rigel noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- skrue noun (metal fastener)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
- skrue noun (metal fastener)
Occitan
1 entries- bolon noun (metal fastener)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- اوق noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- كلید noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- ماندال noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- مغلاق noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Persian
1 entries- بلت noun (metal fastener)
Polish
4 entries- antaba noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- bełt noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- grom noun (lightning spark)
- piorun noun (lightning spark)
Portuguese
4 entries- barra noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- faísca noun (lightning spark)
- ferrolho noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- grilhão noun (iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter)
Romanian
1 entries- bolț noun (metal fastener)
Russian
4 entries- арбале́тная стрела́ noun (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)
- болт noun (metal fastener)
- винт noun (metal fastener)
- задви́жка noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- bolta noun (large roll of material)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bȁla noun (large roll of material)
- bȁla noun (standard measure of length of canvas)
- prevornica noun (metal fastener)
- rèza noun (metal fastener)
Slovak
3 entries- skrutka noun (metal fastener)
- uzáver noun (sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm)
- západka noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Slovene
1 entries- vijak noun (metal fastener)
Spanish
4 entries- aldabilla noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
- bulón noun (metal fastener)
- cadenas noun (iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter)
- cerrojo noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Swahili
1 entries- bolti noun (metal fastener)
Swedish
4 entries- blixt c vigg noun (lightning spark)
- bult noun (metal fastener)
- bunt c packe noun (large roll of material)
- kolv c låskolv noun (sliding pin or bar in a lock)
Tajik
1 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
Tamil
1 entries- தாழ்பாள் noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Tatar
1 entries- яшен noun (lightning spark)
Thai
2 entries- กลอน noun (metal fastener)
- สลัก noun (metal fastener)
Turkish
2 entries- cıvata noun (metal fastener)
- sürgü noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Turkmen
1 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
Ukrainian
4 entries- болт noun (metal fastener)
- за́сов noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- за́совка noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
- за́сув noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Urdu
1 entries- بولٹ noun (metal fastener)
Uyghur
1 entries- بولتا noun (metal fastener)
Uzbek
1 entries- bolt noun (metal fastener)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bu lông noun (metal fastener)
Welsh
2 entries- bollt noun (metal fastener)
- bollten noun (metal fastener)
Zazaki
2 entries- cıwate noun (metal fastener)
- sırme noun (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)
Sample sentences
52 total sentences available.
The news hit me like a bolt from the blue.
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Only if there's a cancellation, and that would be a bolt out of the blue.
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"Done!" says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning.
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