WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint:double-click any word to get it searched!
key
Adjectivekey has 2 senses
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal - 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" Antonym:unimportant (indirect, via important)
key, tonality - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music --4is a kind ofmusical notation --4has particulars:
samara, key fruit, key - a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple --6is a kind ofachene
Key, Francis Scott Key - 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) --7is a kind oflawyer, attorney; poet
key, paint - (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" --9is a kind ofspace --9is a part of basketball court --9has parts: foul line
winder, key - mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) --13is a kind ofmechanical device --13has particulars: watch key
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name - identify as in botany or biology, for example Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something Somebody ----s somebody Something ----s something