Key and Star

Key

Key adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Usage example: maintains that Sir Isaac Newton remains the key figure in physical science

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Star and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Star" instead an adjective "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Star adjective - Of or relating to the stars.

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Key and star are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead an adjective "Star".

Nearby Words: starred, starry, starlet, starless, stardom

musical	musical key	musical star
special	special key	special star
similar	similar key	similar star
certain	certain key	certain star
Other adjectives: original, fake, true, green, single, small, actual, real, large, big, new, major, final, yellow, hidden, last, different, giant, eponymous.

Key Under the Doormat: Lois lampshades this seemingly lax method of entry to Superman's fortress, until he reveals the key is made of an ultra-dense dwarf star metal and weighs a million tons.

Source: Western Animation / All-Star Superman
In 2 and 3, if the star is behind a locked gate, the AI knows to buy a skeleton key from a shop and use it on the gate to get to the star.

Source: Video Game / Mario Party
Extra lives became completely pointless since Super Mario 64, where you have the option to save your progress after collecting every new Star and key; reaching Game Over has no negative effect besides placing you outside the castle.

Source: The Artifact / Video Games

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