Key

(noun.) metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.

(noun.) a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed.

(noun.) pitch of the voice; 'he spoke in a low key'.

(noun.) something crucial for explaining; 'the key to development is economic integration'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations.

(noun.) a list of answers to a test; 'some students had stolen the key to the final exam'.

(noun.) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.

(noun.) (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'.

(noun.) a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida.

(noun.) 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).

(noun.) a kilogram of a narcotic drug; 'they were carrying two keys of heroin'.

(verb.) harmonize with or adjust to; 'key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude'.

(verb.) vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; 'His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot'.

(verb.) provide with a key; 'We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building'.

(verb.) regulate the musical pitch of.

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• These she put on, out on the staircase, first shutting and locking the door and taking away the key. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Yes; I had given Miss Harrison instructions to lock the door on the outside and take the key with her when she went to bed. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• In my haste I thrust the key into my pocket, and dropped my stick while I was chasing Teddy, who had run up the curtain. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• But the key was an instrument of such gigantic proportions, that before they started Riah proposed to carry it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Pablo shook his head and, seeing Don Pepe looking at him, he shook his head at Don Pepe and showed him the key, holding it up in his hand. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Allow me to present the club key, and with many thanks for your favor, take my seat. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Where could a key be a safeguard, or a padlock a barrier? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He took his keys down while he was talking from a hook behind the fireplace, and locked his cottage door behind us. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Crape, keys, centre-bits, darkies--nothing forgotten? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Does he know anything about the keys? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• And she produced from her pocket a most housewifely bunch of keys, and delivered them to the servant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• As I left the piano Miss Fairlie turned a page of the music, and touched the keys again with a surer hand. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The improved instrument produces untempered tones without requiring extraordinary variations from the usual arrangement of the keys. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Again the professor burst into high-keyed laughter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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