KEY

KEY 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  2. something crucial for explaining
  3. pitch of the voice
  4. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

💬 Examples

  • "the key to development is economic integration"
  • "he spoke in a low key"
  • "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
  • "the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)"

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verb
  1. identify as in botany or biology, for example
  2. provide with a key
  3. vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
  4. regulate the musical pitch of

💬 Examples

  • "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
  • "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
  • "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

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adjective
  1. serving as an essential component

💬 Examples

  • "a cardinal rule"
  • "the central cause of the problem"

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