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Key
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1. (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
2. (noun) a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
3. (noun) 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)
4. (noun) a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
5. (noun) (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
6. (noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
7. (noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
8. (verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example
9. (adjective) serving as an essential component
Hypernyms of key
1. (noun) metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
2. (noun) something crucial for explaining
3. (noun) pitch of the voice
4. (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
5. (noun) a kilogram of a narcotic drug
6. (noun) a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
7. (noun) a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
8. (noun) (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
9. (noun) a list of answers to a test
10. (noun) a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
11. (noun) a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
12. (noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
13. (noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
14. (noun) a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
15. (verb) provide with a key
16. (verb) vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
17. (verb) regulate the musical pitch of
18. (verb) harmonize with or adjust to
Hyponyms of key
1. (noun) metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
2. (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
3. (noun) a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
4. (noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
5. (noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
6. (noun) a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Domain Categories of key
1. (noun) (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
2. (verb) regulate the musical pitch of
Words Similar to key
Member Meronyms of key
1. (noun) a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Antonyms of key
1. (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Words Derivationally Related to key
1. (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
2. (noun) mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
3. (verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example
4. (verb) regulate the musical pitch of
5. (adjective) serving as an essential component