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Meaning of key
1.
(n)
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated
2.
(n)
a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
3.
(n)
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
4.
(n)
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
5.
(n)
pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
6.
(n)
something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
7.
(n)
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
8.
(n)
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
9.
(n)
a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
10.
(n)
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
11.
(n)
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"
12.
(n)
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
13.
(n)
United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner'' (1779-1843)
14.
(n)
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
15.
(n)
a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
16.
(v)
harmonize with or adjust to; "key one''s actions to the voters'' prevailing attitude"
17.
(v)
regulate the musical pitch of
18.
(v)
identify as in botany or biology, for example
19.
(v)
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
20.
(v)
provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
21.
(adj.sat.)
serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
22.
(adj.sat.)
effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
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