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key

/ key /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
ignition key latchkey passkey passe-partout master key
verb Sense 2
provide with a key
"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
Type of:
supply provide render
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
Type of:
vandalize vandalise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
regulate the musical pitch of
Type of:
harmonize harmonise chord
Derived:
tonality
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 5
harmonize with or adjust to
"key one''s actions to the voters'' prevailing attitude"
Type of:
harmonize harmonise reconcile
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 6
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
"they were carrying two keys of heroin"
Type of:
kilogram kg kilo
Domain:
cant jargon slang
noun Sense 7
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)
Type of:
lawyer attorney poet
noun Sense 8
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Type of:
coral reef
Has parts:
Florida Sunshine State Everglade State
noun Sense 9
(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"
"he dominates play in the paint"
Type of:
space
Has parts:
basketball court
Domain:
basketball basketball game hoops
noun Sense 10
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Opposites:
atonality atonalism
Type of:
musical notation
Kinds of:
major key major mode minor key minor mode tonic key
noun Sense 11
a list of answers to a test
"some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
Type of:
list listing
noun Sense 12
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
Type of:
list listing
Kinds of:
key word
noun Sense 13
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"
Type of:
positive identification
noun Sense 14
a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Type of:
lever
Kinds of:
backspace key backspacer control key command key return key
Has parts:
keyboard action action mechanism
noun Sense 15
something crucial for explaining
"the key to development is economic integration"
Type of:
explanation
noun Sense 16
pitch of the voice
"he spoke in a low key"
Type of:
pitch
noun Sense 17
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Type of:
building block
Kinds of:
quoin coign coigne
Has parts:
arch
noun Sense 18
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Type of:
mechanical device
Kinds of:
watch key
Derived:
wind wind up
adjective satellite Sense 19
effective; producing a desired effect
"the operative word"
Similar:
significant important
verb Sense 20
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Derived:
name naming designation identification identity
Entails:
classify class sort
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 21
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Type of:
achene
adjective satellite Sense 22
serving as an essential component
"a cardinal rule"
"the central cause of the problem"
"an example that was fundamental to the argument"
"computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
Similar:
important of import
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
77
Times Searched
27
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device ignition key latchkey passkey passe-partout master key supply provide render vandalize vandalise harmonize