Key (Noun)
Meaning 1
A list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
Pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 5
A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 6
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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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 7
A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 8
A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 10
Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 11
Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 12
Something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Meaning 13
(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".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 14
The central building block at the top of an arch or vault.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.