key


Meanings

  • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • something crucial for explaining;
    • "the key to development is economic integration"
  • pitch of the voice;
    • "he spoke in a low key"
  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  • a kilogram of a narcotic drug;
    • "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
  • 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)
  • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
  • (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"
  • a list of answers to a test;
    • "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
  • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
  • 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"
  • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example
  • provide with a key;
    • "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
  • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key;
    • "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
  • regulate the musical pitch of
  • harmonize with or adjust to;
    • "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
  • serving as an essential component;
  • KEY v -ED, -ING, -S to provide with a key (a device used to turn the bolt in a lock)


Scrabble Score: 10

key is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

key is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

key is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

key is a valid Words With Friends word