metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press |
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed | piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding |
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) | the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers |
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | a short performance that is part of a longer program |
pitch of the voice | a small fragment |
something crucial for explaining | an instance of some kind |
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful |
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole |
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations | a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states |
a list of answers to a test | a small piece or quantity of something |
(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 | an indefinitely short time |
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 | |