Collocation
house key
the key used to open the main door of a house
Definition
'house key' is a common English collocation. the key used to open the main door of a house
house + key
“I cannot find my house key anywhere.”
Examples
- I left my house key on the kitchen table.
- Do you have a spare house key for emergencies?
- She gave me her house key so I could water the plants.
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- He lost his house key and had to call a locksmith.
- Keep your house key in a safe place when you go jogging.
- I hid a spare house key under a flowerpot, but I do not do that anymore.
- Please do not copy my house key without asking me first.
- He realized he had forgotten his house key only after the door closed behind him.
- The landlord asked us to return every house key when we moved out.
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