Definition of word 'key'

• adj. serving as an essential component
• n. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• n. something crucial for explaining
• n. pitch of the voice
• n. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
• n. a kilogram of a narcotic drug
• n. a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
• n. United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812
• n. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
• n. (basketball) a space
• n. a list of answers to a test
• n. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
• n. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
• n. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring
• n. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
• n. a lever
• v. identify as in botany or biology
• v. provide with a key
• v. vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
• v. regulate the musical pitch of
• v. harmonize with or adjust to

Synonyms of the word 'key'

• cardinal
• central
• fundamental
• primal
• tonality
• samara
• key fruit
• Key
• Francis Scott Key
• cay
• Florida key
• paint
• winder
• keystone
• headstone
• identify
• discover
• key out
• distinguish
• describe
• name

Antonyms of the word 'key'

• atonalism
• atonality

Words with two extra letters in addition to the word 'key'

Words with an extra letter

2 words found for letters 'EKY'

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