Key and Response

Key

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

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

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Key and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

physical	physical key	physical response
special	special key	special response
similar	similar key	similar response
normal	normal key	normal response
Other adjectives: specific, right, public, certain, appropriate, standard, original, proper, actual, real, wrong, bad, unique, possible, last, different.

For context, people nagged raocow for a long while to defeat said key boss, and his response was spliced out of order in a confusing manner.

Source: Video Game / A Super Mario Thing
The above mentioned Badass Boast recalls a similar response by the Doctor in when Winston Churchill threatened to take the TARDIS key by force.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S32 E1 "The Impossible Astronaut"
Some Protestant denominations particularly contemporary African-American and Baptist churches will have the clergy attempt to draw a response of approval from members of the congregation after making a key point, although some congregation members will do this on their own without a prompt.

Source: Call-and-Response Song

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