Anagrams of: DEEKNNY

• To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

• To know, perceive or understand.

• To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.

• 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

• serving as an essential component

• 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

• hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

• joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

• the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

• To have a strong desire for.

• needy people collectively

• poor enough to need help from others

• demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

• A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.

• As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.

• A quick detour.

• To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.

• To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.

• Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge