Anagrams of: RKER_

• The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.

• The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.

• The distance between diverging saw teeth.

• The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.

• The portion or quantity (e.g. of hay, turf, wool, etc.) cut off in a given stroke.

• To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

• A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

• To stab.

• To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.

• To strike or lash with a whip or stick.

• To rouse or excite.

• To bind or tie with a jerk.

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

• 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)

• something crucial for explaining

• pitch of the voice

• any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

• a kilogram of a narcotic drug

• a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

• a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

• (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

• a list of answers to a test

• a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

• a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

• mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

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

• serving as an essential component

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• provide with a key

• vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

• regulate the musical pitch of

• harmonize with or adjust to

• a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

• an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

• gain or regain energy