Definition of keys

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  • keys is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • keys is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of keys

  • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cay
    2. florida key
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. describe
    2. discover
    3. distinguish
    4. identify
    5. key out
    6. name
  • (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 (noun)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. paint
  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. tonality
  • 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. francis scott key
  • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. winder
  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. headstone
    2. keystone
  • serving as an essential component (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. cardinal
    2. central
    3. fundamental
    4. primal
  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. key fruit
    2. samara
  • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access (noun)

    Examples

    1. a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
  • a kilogram of a narcotic drug (noun)

    Examples

    1. they were carrying two keys of heroin
  • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed (noun)
  • a list of answers to a test (noun)

    Examples

    1. some students had stolen the key to the final exam
  • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations (noun)
  • harmonize with or adjust to (verb)

    Examples

    1. key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
  • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated (noun)
  • pitch of the voice (noun)

    Examples

    1. he spoke in a low key
  • provide with a key (verb)

    Examples

    1. We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
  • regulate the musical pitch of (verb)
  • something crucial for explaining (noun)

    Examples

    1. the key to development is economic integration
  • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key (verb)

    Examples

    1. His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot

See definition of keys in Merriam Webster