metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) | stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition |
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault | insincere talk about religion or morals |
pitch of the voice | 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 |
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 | |