two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated |
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed |
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition | mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) |
insincere talk about religion or morals | the central building block at the top of an arch or vault |
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force | pitch of the voice |
| something crucial for explaining |
| any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music |
| a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access |
| a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations |
| a list of answers to a test |
| (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 coral reef off the southern coast of Florida |
| a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple |
| a kilogram of a narcotic drug |