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Detailed Synonyms for keys in English
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– metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 1 -
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– a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed 1 -
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– the central building block at the top of an arch or vault 1 -
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– mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) 1 -
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– pitch of the voice 1 -
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– something crucial for explaining 1 -
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– a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access 1 -
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– a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations 1 -
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– a list of answers to a test 1 -
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– any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music 1 -
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– (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 1 -
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– a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida 1 -
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– a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple 1 -
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– a kilogram of a narcotic drug 1 -
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– In database management, an identifier for a record or group of records in a datafile. 2 -
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– In encryption, authentication, and digital signatures, a value used in combination with an algorithm to encrypt or decrypt information. 2 -
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– On a keyboard, the combination of a plastic keycap, a tension mechanism that suspends the keycap but allows it to be pressed down, and an electronic mechanism that records the key press and key release. 2 -
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– A piece of data that is required to unlock a packaged Windows Media file. This key is included in a separate license. 2 -
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– In Registry Editor, a folder that appears in the left pane of the Registry Editor window. A key can contain subkeys and entries. For example, Environment is a key of <b>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</b>. 2 -
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– In IP security (IPSec), a value used in combination with an algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data. Key settings for IPSec are configurable to provide greater security. 2 -
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– An alpha, numeric, or alphanumeric value which uniquely identifies elements that are created and referenced as resources, and which exist within a ResourceDictionary. 2 -
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– A column or group of columns that uniquely identifies a row (primary key), defines the relationship between two tables (foreign key), or is used to build an index. 2 -
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– In an array, the field by which stored data is organized and accessed. 2 -
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– The attribute of an entity type that specifies which property or set of properties is used to identify unique instances of the entity type. 2
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– serving as an essential component 1key; fundamental; cardinal; central; primal– serving as an essential component 1-
key adj
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fundamental adj
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cardinal adj
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central adj
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primal adj
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to key
– harmonize with or adjust to 1 -
to key
– regulate the musical pitch of 1 -
to key
– identify as in botany or biology, for example 1 -
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– vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key 1 -
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– provide with a key 1
Conjugations for key:
present
- key
- key
- keys
- key
- key
- key
simple past
- keyed
- keyed
- keyed
- keyed
- keyed
- keyed
present perfect
- have keyed
- have keyed
- has keyed
- have keyed
- have keyed
- have keyed
past continuous
- was keying
- were keying
- was keying
- were keying
- were keying
- were keying
future
- shall key
- will key
- will key
- shall key
- will key
- will key
continuous present
- am keying
- are keying
- is keying
- are keying
- are keying
- are keying
subjunctive
- be keyed
- be keyed
- be keyed
- be keyed
- be keyed
- be keyed
diverse
- key!
- let's key!
- keyed
- keying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they