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.
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- He spoke in a low key.
Something crucial for explaining.
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- The key to development is economic integration.
A generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- They were carrying two keys of heroin.
Harmonize with or adjust to.
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- 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.
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- His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot.
Provide with a key.
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- We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building.
Serving as an essential component.
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- 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.
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- 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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