Direction and Key

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

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

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

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

musical	musical direction	musical key
safe	safe direction	safe key
particular	particular direction	particular key
similar	similar direction	similar key
Other adjectives: specific, run, right, certain, original, true, correct, proper, single, actual, real, wrong, bad, dark, new, possible, extra, left, strange, last, different.

This landed Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity, one of the key cards in the loop, on the TCG banlist, while the OCG went the other direction and banned the other key card, Wind-Up Hunter, instead.

Source: Game Breaker / Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game
However, pressing the arrow for opposite direction increases acceleration in that direction, thus if you tap that key just after stopping you regain full accuracy almost instantly.

Source: Lag Cancel
In order to block you must duck, then press the arrow key opposite the direction you're facing.

Source: Some Dexterity Required

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