Key

21 Definitions of Key
The definition of key, the meaning of the word Key:
Is key a scrabble word? Yes!
- n. - Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- n. - Something crucial for explaining
- n. - Pitch of the voice
- n. - Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- n. - A kilogram of a narcotic drug
- n. - A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- n. - 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)
- n. - A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- n. - (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
- n. - A list of answers to a test
- n. - A list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- n. - A generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- n. - Mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- n. - The central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- n. - A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- v. - Identify as in botany or biology, for example
- v. - Provide with a key
- v. - Vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- v. - Regulate the musical pitch of
- v. - Harmonize with or adjust to
- adj. - Serving as an essential component
Key is worth 10 points in Scrabble, and 9 points in Words with Friends
There are 3 letters in key: E K Y
1 Anagram of Key
Words that can be created with an extra letter added to key:
2 words found using the letters in "Key"
3 Letter Words
2 Letter Words