Bolt
Bolt noun - A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener.
Key
Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
How words are described
| particular | particular bolt | particular key |
| original | original bolt | original key |
| green | green bolt | green key |
| single | single bolt | single key |
| Other adjectives: simple, small, powerful, actual, real, large, big, bad, new, yellow, extra, mysterious, gigantic, last, literal, giant, red, cosmic, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The bolt-action rifle can get its bolt stuck when pulling it back, resolved by holding the altfire key until the bolt is unjammed.
Source: Video Game / Hideous Destructor -
At the end of the wedding episode, Eric hands them a hotel key and they snag it and bolt out of the reception.
Source: Series / Boy Meets World -
Self-Guarding Phlebotinum: Puppy's locket, which is said to contain "the key to all magic", shocks everyone who tries to open it with a lightning bolt except for Baby Smurf.
Source: Western Animation / The Smurfs
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