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nouna coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
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verbidentify as in botany or biology, for example
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"he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"noun(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
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nounany of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
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nounUnited 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)
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nounmechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
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nounthe central building block at the top of an arch or vaulttype of:part of:
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adjectiveserving as an essential component
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nouna winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or mapletype of:
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"a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"nouna generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of accesstype of:
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"they were carrying two keys of heroin"nouna kilogram of a narcotic drug
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nouna lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressedtype of:part of:
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"some students had stolen the key to the final exam"nouna list of answers to a test
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nouna list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
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"key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"verbharmonize with or adjust to
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nounmetal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotatedtype of:
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"he spoke in a low key"nounpitch of the voicetype of:
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"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"verbprovide with a key
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verbregulate the musical pitch of
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"the key to development is economic integration"nounsomething crucial for explainingtype of:
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"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"verbvandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
Parts of key
- "foul line"
- "stem"
- "shank"
- "bit"