key
— Noun
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～ (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"
key
— Noun
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～ 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"
key fruit
— Noun
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～ a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
key
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～ something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
key
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～ a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Key
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～ 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)
key
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～ a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
key
— Noun
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～ any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
key
— Verb
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～ identify as in botany or biology, for example
key
— Verb
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～ regulate the musical pitch of
key
— Verb
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～ vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
key
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～ harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
key
— Verb
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～ provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
key
— Adjective
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～ 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"