Handle and Key

Handle

Handle noun - A part by which an implement is held.

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

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

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

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

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

old	old handle	old key
low	low handle	low key
similar	similar handle	similar key
certain	certain handle	certain key
Other adjectives: fake, green, small, actual, real, large, big, new, possible, yellow, extra, red.

Beni starts venting on Gen for losing the black key, adding that she never should have allowed him to handle the situation.

Source: Anime / Tenkai Knights
His soul is the key to her salvation, but the cost just might be more than she can handle.

Source: Literature / The Black Parade
She's able to commission a music box with a locket key for her granddaughter and intends it as a present so that she and Anastasia can handle their separation.

Source: Western Animation / Anastasia

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