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occupation
Noun
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An occupation is a job or a career.
Nursing has been described as a skilled occupation rather than a profession.
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An occupation is when a people, especially an army, take over and stay in a country, area, building, etc.
Everything he owned was taken during the German occupation of Paris in 1940.
The areas under occupation contained rich farm lands as well as the industrialised sectors of Russian Poland.
The house on the hill had no lights and no signs of occupation.
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An occupation is a hobby or something else that you do to pass the time.
Her favorite occupation is reading.
key
Noun
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A key is a small instrument, usually metal used to open locks.
I put my key in the lock and turned it.
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A key is a button used for typing.
Type your name and hit the ENTER key.
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A key is the part of a keyboard instrument you press with your fingers to play a sound.
The piano has a pattern of black and white keys.
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The key in music is the tonal centre of a piece of music.
Mozart's Symphony No.40 is written in the key of G minor.
key
Adjective
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Something that is key, is an important or a main thing.
Accuracy is a key part of playing music.
key
Verb
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To key is to lock something with key, or like using a key.
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To key is to put locks on a building.
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The locksmith was called in to key the building for better security.
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To key is to enter information into a computer.
He keyed in all the data from the survey.