Are you trying to hyphenate Key? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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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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Something crucial for explaining The key to development is economic integration |
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Pitch of the voice He spoke in a low key |
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Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music |
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A kilogram of a narcotic drug They were carrying two keys of heroin |
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A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple |
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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) |
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A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida |
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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 |
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A list of answers to a test Some students had stolen the key to the final exam |
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A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations |
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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 |
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Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) |
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The central building block at the top of an arch or vault |
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A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed |
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Identify as in botany or biology, for example |
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Provide with a key We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building |
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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 |
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Regulate the musical pitch of |
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Harmonize with or adjust to Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude |
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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 |
| adj | cardinal, central, fundamental, primal, important, of import
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| adj | operative, significant, important |
| noun | device |
| noun | explanation |
| noun | pitch |
| noun | tonality, musical notation
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| noun | kilogram, kg, kilo |
| noun | samara, key fruit, achene |
| noun | Key, Francis Scott Key, lawyer, attorney, poet |
| noun | cay, Florida keys, coral reef
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| noun | paint, space |
| noun | list, listing |
| noun | list, listing |
| noun | positive identification
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| noun | winder, mechanical device
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| noun | keystone, headstone, building block
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| noun | lever |
| verb | identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name |
| verb | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| verb | vandalize, vandalise |
| verb | harmonize, harmonise, chord |
| verb | harmonize, harmonise, reconcile |