- Types Of Speech
- You can use key as a noun, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Key
- A 1 syllables noun and 3 letters with the letters e, k, and y, 2 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Key starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters k, ke, and the ending characters are y, ey, ..
- Definition
- Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Key is set as a kindergarten word that starts with k, ends with y, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 3 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is key a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Key in Pig Latin is said as "eykay or eykway".
- Unigram
- k | e | y
- Bigram
- ke | ey
- Trigram
- key
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- pitch of the voice;
"he spoke in a low key" - something crucial for explaining;
"the key to development is economic integration" - a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access;
"a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" - a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- a list of answers to a test;
"some students had stolen the key to the final exam" - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- (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;
"he hit a jump shot from the top of the key";
"he dominates play in the paint" - a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- 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) - a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug;
"they were carrying two keys of heroin"
- Verb Examples
- harmonize with or adjust to;
"key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" - regulate the musical pitch of
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key;
"His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" - provide with a key;
"We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- serving as an essential component;
"a cardinal rule";
"the central cause of the problem";
"an example that was fundamental to the argument";
"computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" - effective;
producing a desired effect;
"the operative word"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Frequency | |
| Access | the act of approaching or entering "he gained access to the building" |
| Accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| Accord | sympathetic compatibility |
| Achromasia | unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) |
| Achromatism | the visual property of being without color |
| Adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Adjust To | |
| Aerophone |
View all cognitive synonyms for Key
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated |
View English words with the unique letters used in key. Words With The Letters Eky
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Device | any clever (deceptive) maneuver "he would stoop to any device to win a point" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ignition Key | |
| Latchkey | key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door |
| Master | an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made |
| Master Key |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Pinkey | No | No |
| Okey | No | No |
| Mickey | Yes | Yes |
| Key | No | No |
| Vickey | Yes | Yes |
View All Names For Key
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key (3 letters) | 10 | 9 | key | ||
| Eyck (4 letters) | 13 +3 | 13 +4 | eyck | ||
| Keyed (5 letters) | 13 +3 | 12 +3 | keyed | ||
| Cakey (5 letters) | 14 +4 | 14 +5 | cakey | ||
| Becky (5 letters) | 16 +6 | 17 +8 | becky | ||
| Beaky (5 letters) | 14 +4 | 14 +5 | abeky |
Key Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With K
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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