Key (IPA: /ˈki/)
| Key (n.) |
An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning in its place. |
| Key (n.) |
An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc. |
| Key (n.) |
That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter. |
| Key (n.) |
A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem. |
| Key (n.) |
That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast, or adjust to position. |
| Key (n.) |
A piece of wood used as a wedge. |
| Key (n.) |
The last board of a floor when laid down. |
| Key (n.) |
A keystone. |
| Key (n.) |
That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place. |
| Key (n.) |
A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock. |
| Key (n.) |
A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc. |
| Key (n.) |
An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit. |
| Key (n.) |
A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as "LFT sharp four, RHT" "LFT flat seven, RHT" etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key. |
| Key (n.) |
The fundamental tone of a movement to which its modulations are referred, and with which it generally begins and ends; keynote. |
| Key (n.) |
Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance. |
| Key (v. t.) |
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. |
| Key () |
See Keynote. |
| Key |
Instrument that is used to operate a lock |
| Key |
Piece of information in cryptography |
| Key |
Tonic note and chord of a musical piece |
| Key |
Part in certain musical instruments |
| Key |
Mechanical machine element |
| Key Synonyms |
Fundamental, Central, Cardinal, Important, Of Import, Primal |
| Key Synonyms |
Important, Operative, Significant |
| Key Synonyms |
Florida Key, Cay |
| Key Synonyms |
Key, Francis Scott Key |
| Key Synonyms |
Headstone, Keystone |
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Paint |
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Key Fruit, Samara |
| Key Synonyms |
Tonality |
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Winder |
| Key Synonyms |
Identify, Distinguish, Discover, Nam, Key Out, Describe |
| KEY (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Key Airlines |
| KEY (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
KeyCorp |
| KEY (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Keystone |
| KEY (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Kiwanis Educating Youth |
| Key (Last Name / Surname) |
Key is the #1,037 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 33,501 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Key in Spanish is Llave |
| Tagalog Translation |
Key in Tagalog is Liyabe |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid." - Eggs |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life." - Key |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "As soon as man, expert from time, has found The key of life, it opes the gates of death." - Death |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " AWARENESS is the path to better choices. Self-AWARENESS is the key to peace. AWARENESS opens the mind and heart to new possibilities." - Key |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, When we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late." - Wealth |
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