All English words - page 2816

Meanings of Keyholes:

noun

A hole in a lock into which the key is inserted.

Usage examples:

Selecting one, he inserted it into the keyhole and turned.

Meanings of Keying:

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

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

adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

Meanings of Keylet:

noun

A small key.

Meanings of Keynesian:

adjective

Relating to or denoting the economic theories of john maynard keynes.

Usage examples:

Keynesian policies

noun

An advocate of the economic theories of john maynard keynes.

Usage examples:

Radical keynesians

Meanings of Keynesianism:

noun

The economic theory or practice based on the ideas of the english economist john maynard keynes.

Usage examples:

A return to keynesianism

adjective

Relating to the economic principles of john maynard keynes, especially the importance of having government programmes to encourage employment and spending

Usage examples:

Keynesian economics, past governments had followed an orthodox keynesian approach and had borrowed …

Meanings of Keynote:

noun

A prevailing tone or central theme.

Usage examples:

Individuality is the keynote of the nineties

Meanings of Keynoter:

noun

→  keynote speaker

Meanings of Keynoters:

noun

→  keynote speaker

Meanings of Keynotes:

noun

A prevailing tone or central theme.

Usage examples:

Individuality is the keynote of the nineties

Meanings of Keynoting:

noun

The action of setting or expressing a prevailing tone or essential idea. now usually: the action of delivering a keynote speech at a conference, political meeting, etc.

Meanings of Keypad:

noun

A miniature keyboard or set of buttons for operating a portable electronic device, telephone, or other equipment.

Usage examples:

Changeable cell phone covers and face plates to suit your mood, the latest holograms, flashing keyp…

Meanings of Keypads:

noun

A miniature keyboard or set of buttons for operating a portable electronic device, telephone, or other equipment.

Usage examples:

Changeable cell phone covers and face plates to suit your mood, the latest holograms, flashing keyp…

Meanings of Keypunch:

noun

A device for transferring data by means of punched holes or notches on a series of cards or paper tape.

Usage examples:

I first learned to type on a keypunch machine in my father's office.

verb

Put (data) into the form of punched cards or paper tape with a keypunch.

Usage examples:

There have been thousands of lines of poetry keypunched in order to produce concordances

Meanings of Keypunched:

verb

Put (data) into the form of punched cards or paper tape with a keypunch.

Usage examples:

There have been thousands of lines of poetry keypunched in order to produce concordances

noun

A device for transferring data by means of punched holes or notches on a series of cards or paper tape.

Usage examples:

I first learned to type on a keypunch machine in my father's office.

Meanings of Keypunches:

noun

A device for transferring data by means of punched holes or notches on a series of cards or paper tape.

Usage examples:

I first learned to type on a keypunch machine in my father's office.

verb

Put (data) into the form of punched cards or paper tape with a keypunch.

Usage examples:

There have been thousands of lines of poetry keypunched in order to produce concordances

Meanings of Keypunching:

verb

Put (data) into the form of punched cards or paper tape with a keypunch.

Usage examples:

There have been thousands of lines of poetry keypunched in order to produce concordances

noun

A device for transferring data by means of punched holes or notches on a series of cards or paper tape.

Usage examples:

I first learned to type on a keypunch machine in my father's office.

Meanings of Keys:

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

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

adjective

Of crucial importance.

Usage examples:

She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

Meanings of Keystone:

noun

A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.

Usage examples:

The final seven rusticated bands are precisely linked to the voussoirs and keystones that define th…

proper noun

A us film company formed in 1912, remembered for its silent slapstick comedy films, many featuring the bumbling keystone kops police characters.

Meanings of Keystoned:

adjective

Constructed or fitted with a keystone.

Meanings of Keystones:

noun

A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together.

Usage examples:

The final seven rusticated bands are precisely linked to the voussoirs and keystones that define th…

proper noun

A us film company formed in 1912, remembered for its silent slapstick comedy films, many featuring the bumbling keystone kops police characters.

Meanings of Keystroke:

noun

A single depression of a key on a keyboard, especially as a measure of work.

Usage examples:

The malware records passwords and keystrokes once users of infected machines visit targeted websites.

Meanings of Keystrokes:

noun

A single depression of a key on a keyboard, especially as a measure of work.

Usage examples:

The malware records passwords and keystrokes once users of infected machines visit targeted websites.

Meanings of Keyway:

noun

A slot cut in a part of a machine or an electrical connector, to ensure correct orientation with another part which is fitted with a key.

Usage examples:

They rebuild engines and transmissions, work on air conditioning units, repair hydraulics, turn cra…

Meanings of Keyways:

noun

A slot cut in a part of a machine or an electrical connector, to ensure correct orientation with another part which is fitted with a key.

Usage examples:

They rebuild engines and transmissions, work on air conditioning units, repair hydraulics, turn cra…

Meanings of Keyword:

noun

A word or concept of great significance.

Usage examples:

Homes and jobs are the keywords in the campaign