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route
Noun
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A route is the way someone goes from one place to another place.
Could you tell me a route to the store from here?
The road was rough. I should have taken a different route.
route
Verb
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To send something or someone on a specific route.
While the road was being fixed, the workers routed the cars along a different road.
This computer routes email to the main computer.
cancel
Verb
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If you cancel something that was going to happen, you decide that it will not happen.
Her father had cancelled his trip to Canandaigua because of the weather.
The mayor is also reducing city services and canceling plans to hire thousands of new workers.
I'm afraid I can't make it; I'll have to cancel.
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.