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Key

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

An
to
and
a lock.
An
to
between two other
(such as a
and a
) in a
and
their
orientation.
A
or requirement.
A
the
or
of a
or
; a legend.
A
to the
of a
or test.
In Computing & Buttons:
One of several small, usually
on a
or
, mostly
to
characters.
In Music:
In
, one of the
used to
, such as a
a
on a woodwind.
In Music:
In
with a
such as an
or
, one of the
, or especially the
of it, which are
to cause a particular
or
to be produced.
In Music:
  • A
    or group of
    the
    of a
    composition.
  • The
    of a
    ; keynote.
  • In
    , the total
    and
    , which
    between the
    of an
    , major or
    ; tonality.
  • In
    and
    , the
    in a given
    , or the several
    , of a given
    , major or minor.
  • In
    , a
    at the
    of a
    the
    key.
  • The general
    or
    of a
    or utterance.
    In Advertising:
    A
    of an
    a particular group or demographic.
    In Botany:
    An
    , one-seeded
    with a
    , such as the
    of the
    and
    ; a samara.
    A
    used for the
    of Morse code.
    In Cryptography:
    A
    of information (e.g; a
    or
    ) used to
    or
    a
    or
    s.
    In Internet:
    A
    access to an IRC channel.
    In Databases:
    In a
    , a
    used as an
    into another
    (not
    unique).
    In Computing:
    A value that
    an
    in a container.
    In Basketball:
    The
    the
    the
    , the
    having formerly been
    ,
    the area the
    of a
    hole.
    In Biology:
    A
    of
    of
    information which
    to
    the
    to
    a taxon.
    In Architecture:
    A
    of
    used as a wedge.
    In Architecture:
    The last
    of a
    when
    down.
    In Masonry:
    A keystone.
    That part of the
    which is
    through between the
    and
    the
    in place.
    In Rail transportation:
    A
    support for a
    on the
    system.
    The
    of
    , or
    ability of a
    to have
    a
    such as
    , or glue.
    In Cartomancy:
    The
    of the Lenormand deck.
    The
    , especially
    the three
    of
    ,
    , and
    . See also CMYK.
    In Computer graphics & Television:
    A
    to be
    or made transparent.
    One of a
    of small islands.
    Alternative form of quay.
    Clipping of
    (especially of a
    drug)

    Adj

    Indispensable,
    important.
    Important, salient.

    Verb

    To
    (a
    ) with a key.
    To
    (pieces of a
    ) with a key to
    the
    between them.
    To
    or
    with a
    in a class.
    To
    (a
    key).
    In Radio:
    To
    (the
    of a
    radio).
    In Computing & Buttons:
    (more usually to
    ) To
    (information) by
    on a
    or keypad.
    To
    (a
    , etc.) by
    with an
    such as a key.
    To
    (
    might do with a key or legend).
    In Biology & Taxonomy:
    To be
    as a certain
    when using a key.
    In Advertising:
    To
    (an
    )
    a particular group or demographic.
    To
    to; to set at; to pitch.
    To
    or
    ; to
    or
    with
    or wedges.
    To
    for
    by
    the key (that part of the
    which is
    through between the
    and
    the
    in place).
    To provide an
    with a keystone.

    Name

    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    key
    English
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    keye
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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