Synonyms for key

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

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

noun 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)

noun a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

noun (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

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

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

verb identify as in botany or biology, for example

adjective serving as an essential component