Key and Shelf

Key

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

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

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Shelf noun - A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.

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Key and shelf are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Shelf".

Nearby Words: shelve, shelved, shelving

low	low key	low shelf
particular	particular key	particular shelf
certain	certain key	certain shelf
single	single key	single shelf
Other adjectives: small, large, wrong, main, private, last, different, giant.

In "Dark Water", a spare TARDIS key is hidden in a book which looks much newer than any of the other books on the shelf with it.

Source: Conspicuously Light Patch
Recursive Canon: Among other books, "Locke and Key" can be seen on a shelf in the first issue of Crown of Shadows when Nina finds the echo key.

Source: Comic Book / Locke & Key
You can notice that the gap between the top of the spines and the upper 'shelf' is covered by a leather flap and the key hole is far more substantial than for the glass doors of the real bookshelves.

Source: Book Safe

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