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Key - English meaning

Key – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Usage examples:

There were two keys to the cupboard
noun

Each of several buttons on a panel for operating a computer, typewriter, or telephone.

Usage examples:

Press the enter key
noun

A thing that provides a means of achieving or understanding something.

Usage examples:

Discipline seems to be the key to her success
noun

A group of notes based on a particular note and comprising a scale, regarded as forming the tonal basis of a piece of music.

Usage examples:

The key of e minor
noun

The dry winged fruit of an ash, maple, or sycamore, typically growing in bunches; a samara.

Usage examples:

Visitors were not allowed to use pens or pencils but to use other media such as twigs, sycamore key…
noun

The part of a first coat of wall plaster that passes between the laths and so secures the rest.

Usage examples:

If the surface was primed with dg27, this first coat should be thick enough to cover over all of th…
noun

The keyhole-shaped area marked on the court near each basket.

Usage examples:

He hit another jumper from the top of the key
adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement
verb

Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.

Usage examples:

Not everyone can key data quickly and accurately
verb

Fasten (something) in position with a pin, wedge, or bolt.

Usage examples:

The coils may be keyed into the slots by fibre wedges
verb

Roughen (a surface) to help the adhesion of plaster or other material.

Usage examples:

A wooden float with nails driven through it is used to key the wall surface between coats
verb

Word (an advertisement in a periodical), typically by varying the form of the address given, so as to identify the publication generating particular responses.

Usage examples:

One keys advertisements and measures returns
verb

Vandalize (a car) by scraping its paint with a key.

Usage examples:

I couldn't come up with anything that wouldn't get my car keyed or otherwise vandalized in the midd…
verb

Be the crucial factor in achieving.

Usage examples:

Ewing keyed a 73–35 advantage on the boards with twenty rebounds
noun

A low-lying island or reef, especially in the caribbean.

Usage examples:

This massive lagoon is fringed by more than 670 islands and keys
noun

A piece of metal cut into a special shape to fit into a lock where it can be turned to open something, such as a door, or to start something, such as a car engine

Usage examples:

I put the key into the ignition., piano keys, press the shift key to write in capital letters., rev…
noun

Any of the set of moving parts that you press with your fingers on a computer, etc. to produce letters, numbers, or symbols

Usage examples:

Press any key to continue., for an explanation of these symbols, see key below., the key is to prio…

Key translation into English

Key: translate from English into Chinese

Translate key into Chinese (Simplified)}
钥匙, 键, 关键, 钥, 电键, 锁上, 答案, 根本, 图例, 窍门, 窍, 调调, 钤键, 基本的, 主要的

Key: translate from English into Dutch

Translate key into Dutch}
Sleutel, Toets, Spie, Toonaard, Bevestigen, Klavier, Wig, Sluitsteen, Pin, Stemming, Spannen, Toon

Key: translate from English into French

Translate key into French}
Clé, Touche, Saisir, Clef, Essentiel, Fondamental, Capital, Tonalité, Solution, Ton, Légende, Adapter

Key: translate from English into German

Translate key into German}
Schlüssel, Taste, Schlüssel-, Eingeben, Tonart, Wichtigste, Klappe, Lösung, Tasten, Zeichenerklärung, Anpassen, Abstimmen, Lehrheft, Lösungslösung, Zuschneiden, Untergrund

Key: translate from English into Hindi

Translate key into Hindi}
चाभी, कुंजी, चाबी, मुख्य, बुनियादी, मौलिक, आधारभूत, समाधान, ताली, असली, व्याख्या, टीका, नीचा टापू, चाबी से बंद करना, चाबी लगाना, ताले में चाबी लगाना, ख़ास, आधार, मूल, प्रधान

Key: translate from English into Italian

Translate key into Italian}
Chiave, Tasto, Pulsante, Importante, Chiavetta, Tonalità, Tono, Cifrario, Inchiavettare, Intonare, Accordare, Armonizzare, Adattare

Key: translate from English into Korean

Translate key into Korean}
열쇠, 키, 건, 요소, 해답, 기본적인, 기호 풀이, 태엽 감개, 고저, 조, 열쇠 모양의 것, 문제 따위의 해답, 사건 따위의 해답, 외국 서적의 직역본, 직역본, 지도 따위의 기호 풀이, 사전 따위의 기호 풀이, 시계의 태엽감개, 타자기 따위의 키, 장단의 조, 소리의 고저, 사상 따위의 기조, 표현 따위의 기조, 색채 따위의 기조, ...에 자물쇠를 채우다, 조율하다, 악기를 조율하다, ...의 분위기에 맞추다, 해답을 달다, 사북돌을 끼워 넣다, 아치에 사북돌을 끼워 넣다

Key: translate from English into Russian

Translate key into Russian}
Ключ, Ключевой, Клавиша, Основной, Кнопка, Главный, Код, Шпонка, Ведущий, Тональность, Клавиатура, Клавишный, Разгадка, Клин, Основной принцип, Ключевая позиция, Гаечный ключ, Закреплять шпонкой, Ключ шифра, Опытный специалист, Настраивать, Рычажный переключатель, Ключ к упражнениям, Сборник решений задач, Чека, Высота голоса, Тон голоса, Риф, Отмель, Командный, Запирать на ключ, Заклинивать, Работать ключом, Приводить в соответствие, Подстрочный перевод

Key: translate from English into Spanish

Translate key into Spanish}
Llave, Clave, Tecla, Teclear, Afinar, Chaveta, Tono, Interruptor, Manipulador, Cuña, Cerrar con llave, Enchavetar, Acuñar, Meter, Templar, Pistón

Word origin

late 17th century: from Spanish cayo ‘shoal, reef’, influenced by quay.

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