key

/kˈiː/

/ˈki/

[noun] [adjective] [verb]

Key

[NOUN]

a specially shaped piece of metal used for locking or unlocking a door, starting a car, etc.

one of many buttons that one presses or taps to operate a computer, telephone, or cell phone

any wooden or metal part of a piano or similar instruments that make a sound when pressed

something crucial for explaining

pitch of the voice

a set of notes based on a particular note that form the tonal basis of a musical passage

synonyms : tonality

antonyms : atonality

mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

synonyms : winder

the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

synonyms : headstone

keystone

a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

a list of symbols that accompanies a table, map, etc. as a reference for further explanation

a list of answers to a test

(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

synonyms : paint

a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

synonyms : cay

Florida key

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

a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

synonyms : key fruit

samara

a kilogram of a narcotic drug

key

[ADJECTIVE]

essential and highly important

synonyms : cardinal

central

fundamental

primal