mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
pitch of the voice
"he spoke in a low key"
something crucial for explaining
"the key to development is economic integration"
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"
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
a list of answers to a test
"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
harmonize with or adjust to
"key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
(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
identify as in botany or biology, for example
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
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)
provide with a key
"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
"they were carrying two keys of heroin"
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 (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
mechanical device use
a list of answers to a test
"some s
(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"
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be
metal device shaped in such a way that
regulate the musical pitch of
any of 24 major or min
