Close and Key

Close

Close noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).

Key and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

Close and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

How words are described

old old close old key
low low close low key
safe safe close safe key
normal normal close normal key
Other adjectives: relative, proper, powerful, actual, real, large, big, wrong, major, final, strange, last, different, literal, red.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Super Mario 63 It doesn't help that FLUDD is used with C as a boost in mid-air...and the C key is extremely close to the Z key.
  • Comic Book / Locke & Key Distracted by the Sexy: Dodge uses the Gender Key to employ this against Mark Cho, distracting him long enough to get close.
  • Video Game / Warframe The key is to treat it like a Poor Man's Substitute sniper and pick your shots methodically, not a spray-and-pray close-quarters automatic.
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