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noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
| 45% | 4 | Cotter pin's place | ||||||
noun • a shaft on which a wheel rotates | ||||||||
| 31% | 3 | Bobby or cotter follower | ||||||
noun • a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment • a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. • informal terms for the leg • axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns • cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown • flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green • a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things • a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing • a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target verb • to hold fast or prevent from moving • attach or fasten with pins • pierce with a pin • (chess) immobilize a piece | ||||||||
Cotter Pin Crossword Clue
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