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Keys

/kiːz/

An object designed to open and close a lock.

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📖 Definitions of "Keys"

noun

1
An object designed to open and close a lock.
2
An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
3
A crucial step or requirement.
"The key to solving this problem is persistence."
4
A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
"The key says that A stands for the accounting department."

verb

1
To fit (a lock) with a key.
2
To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
3
To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
4
(telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).

noun

1
One of a string of small islands.
"the Florida Keys"

noun

1
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
2
The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Keys"

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Word	Definition
windernoun	A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
kilonoun	Clipping of kilogram. [In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg]
kilogramnoun	In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg
centralnoun	(especially US) center
kgnoun	(India) Abbreviation of kindergarten. [(Canada, US, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.]
discovernoun	(US) Discover Card, a brand of credit card.
operativenoun	An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
describeverb	(transitive) To represent in words.
identifyverb	(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
namenoun	Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
significantnoun	That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
fundamentalnoun	(generic, singular) A basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
primalnoun	A primal cut (of meat).
cardinalnoun	(Roman Catholicism) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope, equal to the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
tonalitynoun	(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
caynoun	A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
florida keysnoun	A coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida.
key outverb	(transitive) To remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.