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Quick definitions from WordNet (key)
▸ noun: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
▸ noun: a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
▸ noun: pitch of the voice ("He spoke in a low key")
▸ noun: something crucial for explaining ("The key to development is economic integration")
▸ noun: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access ("A safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it")
▸ noun: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
▸ noun: a list of answers to a test ("Some students had stolen the key to the final exam")
▸ noun: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
▸ noun: (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 ("He hit a jump shot from the top of the key")
▸ noun: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
▸ noun: 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)
▸ noun: a kilogram of a narcotic drug ("They were carrying two keys of heroin")
▸ noun: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
▸ noun: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
▸ noun: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
▸ verb: provide with a key ("We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building")
▸ verb: harmonize with or adjust to ("Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude")
▸ verb: regulate the musical pitch of
▸ verb: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key ("His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot")
▸ verb: identify as in botany or biology, for example
▸ adjective: effective; producing a desired effect
▸ adjective: serving as an essential component
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 6666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #796)
▸ Also see keys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to key
▸ Usage examples for key
▸ Idioms related to key (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing key
▸ Popular nouns described by key
▸ Words that often appear near key
▸ Rhymes of key
▸ Invented words related to key
▸ noun: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
▸ noun: a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
▸ noun: pitch of the voice ("He spoke in a low key")
▸ noun: something crucial for explaining ("The key to development is economic integration")
▸ noun: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access ("A safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it")
▸ noun: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
▸ noun: a list of answers to a test ("Some students had stolen the key to the final exam")
▸ noun: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
▸ noun: (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 ("He hit a jump shot from the top of the key")
▸ noun: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
▸ noun: 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)
▸ noun: a kilogram of a narcotic drug ("They were carrying two keys of heroin")
▸ noun: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
▸ noun: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
▸ noun: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
▸ verb: provide with a key ("We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building")
▸ verb: harmonize with or adjust to ("Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude")
▸ verb: regulate the musical pitch of
▸ verb: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key ("His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot")
▸ verb: identify as in botany or biology, for example
▸ adjective: effective; producing a desired effect
▸ adjective: serving as an essential component
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 6666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #796)
▸ Also see keys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to key
▸ Usage examples for key
▸ Idioms related to key (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing key
▸ Popular nouns described by key
▸ Words that often appear near key
▸ Rhymes of key
▸ Invented words related to key