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Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
S: (n) key (something crucial for explaining) "the key to development is economic integration"
S: (n) key (pitch of the voice) "he spoke in a low key"
S: (n) key, tonality (any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music)
S: (n) key (a kilogram of a narcotic drug) "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
S: (n) samara, key fruit, key (a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple)
S: (n) Key, Francis Scott 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))
S: (n) key, paint ((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"
S: (n) key (a list of answers to a test) "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
S: (n) key (a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations)
S: (n) key (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"
S: (n) winder, key (mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock))
S: (v) key (harmonize with or adjust to) "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
Adjective
S: (adj) cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal (serving as an essential component) "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"