keys

Definitions of keys in various dictionaries:

noun - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

noun - something crucial for explaining

noun - pitch of the voice

noun - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

noun - a kilogram of a narcotic drug

noun - a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

noun - United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812

noun - a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

noun - (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court

noun - a list of answers to a test

noun - a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

noun - a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

noun - mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

noun - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

noun - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

verb - identify as in botany or biology, for example

verb - provide with a key

verb - vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

verb - regulate the musical pitch of

verb - harmonize with or adj ust to

verb - to provide with a key (a device used to turn the bolt in a lock)