Key
Key is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 10 points
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Very common
Meaning of key
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nounMetal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
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nounSomething crucial for explaining.
“the key to development is economic integration”
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nounPitch of the voice.
“he spoke in a low key”
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verbIdentify as in botany or biology, for example.
Similar: identify , discover , distinguish , describe , name
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verbProvide with a key.
“We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building”
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verbVandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key.
“His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot”
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adjectiveServing as an essential component.
“a cardinal rule”
Similar: cardinal , central , fundamental , primal
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of key
No other single word uses exactly these letters.
Words that rhyme with key
- be
- de
- free
- he
- me
- sea
- see
- she
- three
- we
- bee
- fee
- knee
- lee
- li
- mi
- ne
- si
- ski
- sri
- tea
- thee
- tree
- xi
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