KEY — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

key

Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
A lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed.
The central building block at the top of an arch or vault.
Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock).
Pitch of the voice. Приклади
  • He spoke in a low key.
Something crucial for explaining. Приклади
  • The key to development is economic integration.
A generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access. Приклади
  • A safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it.
A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations.
A list of answers to a test. Приклади
  • Some students had stolen the key to the final exam.
Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.
(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. Приклади
  • He hit a jump shot from the top of the key.
  • He dominates play in the paint.
A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
A kilogram of a narcotic drug. Приклади
  • They were carrying two keys of heroin.
Harmonize with or adjust to. Приклади
  • Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude.
Regulate the musical pitch of.
Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
Vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key. Приклади
  • His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot.
Provide with a key. Приклади
  • We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building.
Serving as an essential component. Приклади
  • A cardinal rule.
  • The central cause of the problem.
  • An example that was fundamental to the argument.
  • Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure.
Effective; producing a desired effect. Приклади
  • The operative word.
WordNet

Key

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).
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