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Definition: Meaning of, key in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kiː /

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  1. very important or necessary
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key keys
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  1. lock a small specially shaped piece of metal that you put into a lock and turn in order to lock or unlock a door, start a car etc
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  2. important part the key the part of a plan, action etc, that will make it possible for it to succeed
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  3. computer the buttons that you press on a computer KEYBOARD to operate the computer
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  4. music [usually plural] the wooden or metal parts that you press on a piano and some wind instruments in order to play them
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  5. music a scale of notes that begins with one particular note, or the quality of sound this scale has
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  6. map/drawing a list of the signs, colours etc used on a map or technical drawing etc that explains what they mean
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  7. test the printed answers to a test or set of questions in a book
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  8. island [usually plural] a small flat island, especially one that is part of a group near the coast
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key keyed keyed
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keying keys
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  1. American English informal if you key a win for your team, you help it win a game because you play very well
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  2. British English to prepare a surface so that a covering such as paint will stick to it
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Key


Definition: Meaning of, Key in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kiː /

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  1. 1779-1843 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'
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    Francis Scott Key
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Key used in phrases

  • Allen key (noun)
    1. a tool used to turn an Allen screw [=  Allen wrench American English]
  • Florida key (noun)
    1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
  • Francis Scott Key (noun)
    1. 1779-1843 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'
  • Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (noun)
    1. 1896-1940 united States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States
  • Greek key (noun)
    1. often in relief an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines
  • Key West
    1. an island off the coast of Florida, one of the FLORIDA KEYS, which is popular with tourists because of its warm weather and interesting buildings
  • Key, Francis Scott
    1. (1779-1843) a US poet, who wrote the words of The Star-Spangled Banner, the NATIONAL ANTHEM (= official song) of the US
  • ash-key (noun)
    1. winged seed of the ash tree
  • backspace key (noun)
    1. a keyboard key used to delete the previous letter
  • church key (noun)
    1. can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans
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Key used in phrasal verbs

  • key in (phrasal verb)
  • key to (phrasal verb)
    1. key something to something to change something so that it is suitable for a particular purpose
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