KEY

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

Example: "The key to development is economic integration"

Pitch of the voice

Example: "He spoke in a low key"

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

A kilogram of a narcotic drug

Example: "They were carrying two keys of heroin"

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

Example: "He hit a jump shot from the top of the key"

A list of answers to a test

Example: "Some students had stolen the key to the final exam"

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

Example: "A safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"

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