Key and Latch

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

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Latch is an antonym for key.

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Latch noun - Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove.

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Key is an antonym for latch in lock topic.

Nearby Words: latched, latching

special	special key	special latch
single	single key	single latch
simple	simple key	simple latch
actual	actual key	actual latch
Other adjectives: minor, hidden, rusty.

Then one day he comes home from school (he's a latch-key kid) and discovers a very singular box in his room.

Source: Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth
In Mech Assault 2, a key gameplay gimmick was the power armor that could latch onto the body of a mech, hack into it and force the pilot to eject so you could jack it.

Source: Chekhovs Skill / Video Games
While simply running up or along walls is pretty good, stopping will make him fall... unless the "use" key is pressed while facing the wall which makes him latch on and climb, Spider-Man-style.

Source: Wall Run

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