Key and Strain

Key

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

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Strain and key are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Strain" with "Key", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Key and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Key" with "Strain", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

physical	physical key	physical strain
special	special key	special strain
particular	particular key	particular strain
certain	certain key	certain strain
Other adjectives: original, single, real, big, new, unique, major, final, extra, additional, last, different, eponymous.

He usually sings at the higher end of his register and rather loudly, which puts a lot of strain on his voice, making him sound out of key, even though he's usually hitting notes.

Source: Memes / Music
Key word, almost: even it can't take the strain of Tsukune's full monster energy without cracking.

Source: Exact Words / Fan Works
The Judas Strain (2007) — Gray teams up once again with Seichan and Vigor to seek out the key to stopping a strange disease that has broken out aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Indonesia (where Monk is representing Sigma in the relief/investigation efforts) that threatens the entire world.

Source: Literature / Sigma Force

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