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key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Type Words
Synonyms cay, florida key
Type of coral reef

key::verb | Spocien Dictionary

key
verb
/ki/
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Type Words
Synonyms describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key out, name

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
(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
Type Words
Synonyms paint
Type of space


he hit a jump shot from the top of the key.

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Type Words
Synonyms tonality
Type of musical notation
Has types tonic key, minor key, home key, major key, major mode, minor mode

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
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)
Type Words
Synonyms francis scott key

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Type Words
Synonyms winder
Type of mechanical device
Has types watch key

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Type Words
Synonyms headstone, keystone
Type of building block
Has types coign, quoin, coigne

key::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

key
adjective
/ki/
serving as an essential component
Type Words
Synonyms cardinal, central, fundamental, primal

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Type Words
Synonyms key fruit, samara
Type of achene

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
Type Words
Type of positive identification


a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it.

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
Type Words
Type of kilogram, kg, kilo


they were carrying two keys of heroin.

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Type Words
Type of lever
Has types control key, shift, backspacer, backspace key, space bar, backspace, return key, return, shift key, telegraph key, tab key, tab, command key

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a list of answers to a test
Type Words
Type of list, listing


some students had stolen the key to the final exam.

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
Type Words
Type of listing, list
Has types key word

key::verb | Spocien Dictionary

key
verb
/ki/
harmonize with or adjust to
Type Words
Type of harmonize, harmonise, reconcile


key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude.

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
Type Words
Type of device
Has types passe-partout, master key, master, latchkey, ignition key, passkey

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
pitch of the voice
Type Words
Type of pitch


he spoke in a low key.

key::verb | Spocien Dictionary

key
verb
/ki/
provide with a key
Type Words
Type of render, supply, furnish, provide


We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building.

key::verb | Spocien Dictionary

key
verb
/ki/
regulate the musical pitch of
Type Words
Type of harmonize, harmonise, chord

key::noun | Spocien Dictionary

key
noun
/ki/
something crucial for explaining
Type Words
Type of explanation


the key to development is economic integration.

key::verb | Spocien Dictionary

key
verb
/ki/
vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
Type Words
Type of vandalise, vandalize


His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.