Key Meaning
There are 21 meaning(s) for word Key
Meaning 2 : identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms : describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key out, name
Synonyms : describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key out, name
Meaning 3 : (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
Example : he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
Synonyms : paint
Example : he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
Synonyms : paint
Meaning 4 : any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Synonyms : tonality
Synonyms : tonality
Meaning 5 : 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)
Synonyms : francis scott key
Synonyms : francis scott key
Meaning 6 : mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Synonyms : winder
Synonyms : winder
Meaning 7 : the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Synonyms : headstone, keystone
Synonyms : headstone, keystone
Meaning 9 : a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Synonyms : key fruit, samara
Synonyms : key fruit, samara
Meaning 10 : a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
Example : a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
Example : a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
Meaning 11 : a kilogram of a narcotic drug
Example : they were carrying two keys of heroin
Example : they were carrying two keys of heroin
Meaning 12 : a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Meaning 13 : a list of answers to a test
Example : some students had stolen the key to the final exam
Example : some students had stolen the key to the final exam
Meaning 14 : a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
Meaning 15 : harmonize with or adjust to
Example : key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
Example : key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
Meaning 16 : metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
Meaning 17 : pitch of the voice
Example : he spoke in a low key
Example : he spoke in a low key
Meaning 18 : provide with a key
Example : We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
Example : We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
Meaning 19 : regulate the musical pitch of
Meaning 20 : something crucial for explaining
Example : the key to development is economic integration
Example : the key to development is economic integration
Meaning 21 : vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
Example : His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
Example : His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
How to Pronounce Key
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