| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | kiy' |
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| Rhymes | achy, Albuquerque, anarchy, and 135 more rhymes in kiy at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Serving as an essential component. |
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| Synonyms | cardinal, central, fundamental, primal |
| Similar to | important, of import |
| Meaning | Effective. Producing a desired effect. |
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| Synonyms | operative |
| Similar to | significant, important |
| Meaning | Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated. |
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| Parts | shank, stem |
| Narrower | ignition key; latchkey; passkey, passe-partout, master key, master |
| Broader | device |
| Verbs | key; key |
| Meaning | Something crucial for explaining. |
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| Examples | "the key to development is economic integration" |
| Broader | explanation |
| Meaning | Pitch of the voice. |
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| Examples | "he spoke in a low key" |
| Broader | pitch |
| Verbs | key |
| Meaning | Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music. |
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| Synonyms | tonality |
| Narrower | major key, major mode; minor key, minor mode; tonic key, home key |
| Broader | musical notation |
| Contrary | atonality, atonalism |
| Verbs | key |
| Meaning | A kilogram of a narcotic drug. |
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| Examples | "they were carrying two keys of heroin" |
| Broader | kilogram, kg, kilo |
| Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple. |
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| Synonyms | samara, key fruit |
| Broader | achene |
| Meaning | 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). |
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| Synonyms | Francis Scott Key |
| Broader | lawyer, attorney; poet |
| Meaning | A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida. |
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| Synonyms | cay, Florida keys |
| Part of | Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL |
| Broader | coral reef |
| Meaning | (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. |
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| Examples | "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key" |
| Synonyms | paint |
| Category | basketball, basketball game, hoops |
| Part of | basketball court |
| Parts | foul line |
| Broader | space |
| Meaning | A list of answers to a test. |
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| Examples | "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" |
| Broader | list, listing |
| Meaning | A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations. |
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| Narrower | key word |
| Broader | list, listing |
| Meaning | A generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access. |
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| Examples | "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" |
| Broader | positive identification |
| Meaning | Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock). |
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| Synonyms | winder |
| Narrower | watch key |
| Broader | mechanical device |
| Meaning | The central building block at the top of an arch or vault. |
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| Synonyms | keystone, headstone |
| Part of | arch |
| Narrower | quoin, coign, coigne |
| Broader | building block |
| Meaning | A lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed. |
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| Member of | keyboard |
| Part of | action, action mechanism |
| Narrower | backspace key, backspacer; control key, command key; return key, return; space bar; tab key, tab; telegraph key |
| Broader | lever |
| Meaning | Identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, name |
| Entails | classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate |
| Meaning | Provide with a key. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
| Nouns | key |
| Meaning | Vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" |
| Broader | vandalize, vandalise |
| Nouns | key |
| Meaning | Regulate the musical pitch of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
| Category | music |
| Broader | harmonize, harmonise, chord |
| Nouns | key; key |
| Meaning | Harmonize with or adjust to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Examples | "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" |
| Broader | harmonize, harmonise, reconcile |