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Synonyms for key
kikey
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
key
Synonyms:
clew, guide, explanation, solution
Princeton's WordNet
keynoun
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
Synonyms:
samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
something crucial for explaining
"the key to development is economic integration"
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
pitch of the voice
"he spoke in a low key"
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkey, tonalitynoun
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
"they were carrying two keys of heroin"
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantsamara, key fruit, keynoun
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantKey, Francis Scott Keynoun
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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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkey, cay, Florida keynoun
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkey, paintnoun
(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
"he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"
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samara, tonality, rouge, cay, paint, headstone, pigment, blusher, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
a list of answers to a test
"some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeynoun
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
"a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantwinder, keynoun
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantkeystone, key, headstonenoun
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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samara, tombstone, tonality, keystone, backbone, paint, lynchpin, linchpin, gravestone, winder, headstone, anchor, key fruit, mainstay, cayAntonyms:
unimportantkeyadjective
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
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samara, tonality, cay, paint, headstone, keystone, key fruit, winderAntonyms:
unimportantcardinal, central, fundamental, key, primalverb
serving as an essential component
"a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
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fundamental, primeval, primordial, profound, cardinal, underlying, central, rudimentary, aboriginal, primaeval, primalAntonyms:
unimportantidentify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, nameverb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
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account, detect, distinguish, chance upon, signalise, trace, let out, separate, place, secern, bring out, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, depict, cite, find, describe, get word, differentiate, fall upon, refer, strike, spot, report, nominate, make, pick out, see, find out, expose, bring up, give away, mark, break, appoint, severalise, tell apart, signalize, happen upon, delineate, list, divulge, identify, make out, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, recognize, line, name, pick up, call, mention, draw, discern, advert, recognise, tell, unwrap, constitute, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, diagnose, discover, secernate, severalize, hearAntonyms:
unimportantkeyverb
provide with a key
"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
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distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key outAntonyms:
unimportantkeyverb
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
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distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key outAntonyms:
unimportantkeyverb
regulate the musical pitch of
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distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key outAntonyms:
unimportantkeyverb
harmonize with or adjust to
"key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
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distinguish, describe, discover, identify, name, key outAntonyms:
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Editors Contribution
capsid
a way to open something
the virus' capsid was like a key to a lock.
Submitted by rinat on January 12, 2016
Dictionary of English Synonymes
keynoun
Synonyms:
clew, guide, explanation, solution, elucidation, CLAVISkeynoun
Synonyms:
tonic, key-note, fundamental note, first note of the scale
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
keynoun
Associated words:
claviger, clavigerous, cleidomancy, escutcheon, lockkeynoun
keynoun
Synonyms:
clew, solution, guide, explanation, elucidation, clavis, wharf, quay, forelock, cotter, bar, pin, samara
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Key":
Ki-bum Kim, Kim Kibum, Kibummie, Bummie, Almighty Key, Diva Key, Kimbap, Gwiboon, 김기범, Kim Ki-bum
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How to use key in a sentence?
In China nowadays, you don't usually use your wallet anymore, right ? You use mobile payments, i think the [ house ] key is also gradually replaced by your fingerprint, by facial recognition, right ? So you don't need to bring a wallet, you don't need to bring a key. Why do you still use a car key when you have a smartwatch ?
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
Sir Winston Churchill, Radio speech, 1939:
I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
The key to life is simplicity, The key to simplicity is wisdom, The key to wisdom is choice.
Key Republican lawmakers are meddling with the very core of Key Republican lawmakers democracy and with the most fundamental rights of Key Republican lawmakers constituents. Key Republican lawmakers can not deliberate on these issues through a process that is at best a blundering mess and at worst a deceptive, hyperpartisan sham.
Translations for key
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- ацаԥхаAbkhaz
- sleutelAfrikaans
- ቁልፍAmharic
- clauAragonese
- زر, مِفْتَاحٌArabic
- চাবিAssamese
- ачгъичAvaric
- açarAzerbaijani
- асҡысBashkir
- ключBelarusian
- клавиша, ключBulgarian
- চাবিBengali
- ལྡེ་མིགTibetan Standard
- alc'hwezBreton
- tecla, clauCatalan, Valencian
- догӏаChechen
- klíčový, klávesa, tónina, klíčCzech
- ключьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- ҫӑраҫҫиChuvash
- agoriad, allwedd, bysell, allweddol, maes allweddol, cywairWelsh
- tast, nøgle, tangent, signaturforklaringDanish
- Legende, Taste, Zone, Zeichenerklärung, Schlüssel, TonartGerman
- κλειδί, πλήκτροGreek
- klavo, elĉifrigilo, ŝlosilo, tonaloEsperanto
- clave, llave, tecla, teclear, cayoSpanish
- helistik, klahv, otsustav, võti, võtme-, toon, peamineEstonian
- giltzaBasque
- کلید, کلیدی, قفل کردنPersian
- avainkenttä, kirjoittaa, näppäin, morseavain, salakirjoitusavain, avain, kosketin, näppäillä, merkkienselite, syöttää, selite, sävellajiFinnish
- lykilFaroese
- touche, clef, clé, légende, cayeFrench
- kaai, toetsWestern Frisian
- cnaipe, eochair, príomh-, gléas, caeIrish
- putan, meur, cudromach, riatanach, gleus, iuchairScottish Gaelic
- tecla, chaveGalician
- ચાવીGujarati
- gleaysh, ogherManx
- מפתח, קליד, מקשHebrew
- चाबी, तालीHindi
- kulcs, hangnem, billentyű, kulcsfontosságúHungarian
- բանալի, ստեղնArmenian
- claveInterlingua
- kunciIndonesian
- claveInterlingue
- ìgòdóIgbo
- klefoIdo
- takki, lykill, tóntegund, hnappurIcelandic
- essenziale, tasto, chiaveItalian
- מפתחHebrew
- キー, 鍵, 調Japanese
- გასაღებიGeorgian
- кілтKazakh
- កូនសោ, គន្លឹះKhmer
- ಚಾವಿ, ಕೀಲಿಕೈ, ಬೀಗದ ಕೈKannada
- 열쇠Korean
- mift, kilîd, kilîl, enextar, کلیلKurdish
- ачкычKyrgyz
- clavisLatin
- SchlësselLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- lukulwe, ekisumuluzoGanda
- ກະແຈ, ຂໍກະແຈLao
- raktas, tonacija, klavišasLithuanian
- atslēga, tonalitātē, taustiņšLatvian
- pato, tino, kīMāori
- клуч, суштински, внесува, клучен, легенда, тоналитет, клавиш, тастер, дирка, скалаMacedonian
- താക്കോല്Malayalam
- түлхүүрMongolian
- कळ, किल्ली, चावीMarathi
- kekunci, kunci, tatalMalay
- cavettaMaltese
- သော့တံBurmese
- साचोNepali
- toets, sleutel, toonsoort, toonaardDutch
- nøkkel, tast, tangentNorwegian
- clauOccitan
- ଚାବିOriya
- дæгъæлOssetian, Ossetic
- ਕੁੰਜੀPanjabi, Punjabi
- klucz, kluczowy, klawisz, legenda, wprowadzać, tonacjaPolish
- کلي, کنجئيPashto, Pushto
- digitar, chave, legenda, segredo, teclar, tecla, garrafão, clavePortuguese
- clavRomansh
- cheieRomanian
- клин, вводить, шпонка, клавиша, ведущий, легенда, ключ, стержневой, лад, узловой, чека, ключевой, тональностьRussian
- ciae, ciaiSardinian
- ڪنجيSindhi
- дирка, tipka, ključ, кључ, типка, dirkaSerbo-Croatian
- යතුරSinhala, Sinhalese
- kľúčSlovak
- tipka, ključSlovene
- fureSomali
- çelësAlbanian
- nyckel, tangent, tonart, knapp, morsenyckel, nyckel-, skärSwedish
- fungua, ufungu, ufunguoSwahili
- சாலி, சாவிTamil
- బీగంచెవి, తాళంచెవిTelugu
- калидTajik
- กุญแจThai
- açarTurkmen
- susiTagalog
- anahtar, tuş, açarTurkish
- ачкычTatar
- ئاچقۇچUyghur, Uighur
- ключUkrainian
- چابی, تالیUrdu
- kalitUzbek
- khoá, chìa khoáVietnamese
- kik, klavVolapük
- cléWalloon
- שליסלYiddish
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