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Turnkey

A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.

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📖 Definitions of "Turnkey"

noun

1
A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.

verb

1
To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use
"We can sell you all the parts, or we can turnkey the entire unit."

adjective

1
Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture)
"They wanted a turnkey solution for the entire system, but we could only provide the enclosure."

🔄 Synonyms of "Turnkey"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
gaolernoun	(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailer.
jailernoun	One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
prison guardnoun	(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Turnkey"

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Word	Definition
prison guardnoun	(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.
jailernoun	One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.
gaolernoun	(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jailer.
screwnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
ready-madenoun	A ready-made object.
integralnoun	(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.
captornoun	One who is holding a captive or captives.
oven-ready	(literally) Ready for the oven; already suitably prepared for cooking in an oven.
productionable	(computing) ready to be placed into a production environment
set upverb	(transitive) To make ready for use.
good to go	(informal, of a person) Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.
off-the-shelf	(idiomatic) As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.
forthcoming	Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
operational	Functioning and ready for use.
serviceable	In condition for use.
ready	Prepared for immediate action or use.
all set	(idiomatic) Ready, prepared, equipped.
bound	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
preconfigurable	Able to be preconfigured.
conditioned	determined or dependent on some condition