Key
nnoun.artifactmetal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotatedDerivationally Related Form:key
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:keydeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ignition keylatchkeymastermaster keypasse-partoutpasskey
Part Meronyms:bit shank stem
Full Hyponyms:ignition keylatchkeypasskeyskeleton key
nnoun.cognitionsomething crucial for explainingExamples:- the key to development is economic integration
Hypernyms:explanation
Inherited Hypernyms:keyexplanationthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributepitch of the voiceDerivationally Related Form:key
Hypernyms:pitch
Inherited Hypernyms:keypitchsound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationany of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of musicSynset:tonality
Antonyms:atonality
Derivationally Related Form:keytonal
Hypernyms:musical notation
Inherited Hypernyms:keymusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:home keymajor keymajor modeminor keyminor modetonic key
Full Hyponyms:major keyminor keytonic key
nnoun.quantitya kilogram of a narcotic drugDomain Usage:argotcantjargonlingopatoisslangvernacular
Examples:- they were carrying two keys of heroin
Hypernyms:kg kilo kilogram
Inherited Hypernyms:keykilogrammetric weight unitmass unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:keykilogrammetric weight unitmetric unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.planta winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or mapleSynset:key fruit samara
Hypernyms:achene
Inherited Hypernyms:samaraachenefruitreproductive structureplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited 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)Synset:Francis Scott Key Key
Instance Hypernyms:attorney lawyer poet
Inherited Hypernyms:keylawyerprofessionaladultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:keylawyerprofessionaladultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:keypoetwritercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:keypoetwritercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.objecta coral reef off the southern coast of FloridaSynset:Florida key cay
Part Holonyms:Everglade State FL Fla. Florida Sunshine State
Hypernyms:coral reef
Inherited Hypernyms:keycoral reefreefridgenatural elevationgeological formationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.location(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 courtTopic:basketballbasketball gamehoops
Synset:paint
Examples:- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
- he dominates play in the paint
Part Holonyms:basketball court
Hypernyms:space
Inherited Hypernyms:keyspacearearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:foul line
nnoun.communicationa list of answers to a testExamples:- some students had stolen the key to the final exam
Hypernyms:list listing
Inherited Hypernyms:keylistdatabaseinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviationsHypernyms:list listing
Inherited Hypernyms:keylistdatabaseinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:key word
nnoun.communicationa generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of accessExamples:- a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it
Hypernyms:positive identification
Inherited Hypernyms:keypositive identificationidentificationevidenceindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactmechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)Synset:winder
Derivationally Related Form:wind
Hypernyms:mechanical device
Inherited Hypernyms:windermechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:watch key
nnoun.artifactthe central building block at the top of an arch or vaultSynset:headstone keystone
Part Holonyms:arch
Hypernyms:building block
Inherited Hypernyms:keystonebuilding blockbuilding materialartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:coigncoignequoin
nnoun.artifacta lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressedMember Holonyms:keyboard
Part Holonyms:action action mechanism
Hypernyms:lever
Inherited Hypernyms:keyleverbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:backspacebackspace keybackspacercommand keycontrol keyreturnreturn keyshiftshift keyspace bartabtab keytelegraph key
Full Hyponyms:backspace keycontrol keyreturn keyshift keyspace bartab keytelegraph key
vverb.cognitionidentify as in botany or biology, for exampleSynset:describe discover distinguish identify key out name
Derivationally Related Form:namenamingidentityidentifiableidentification
Inherited Hypernyms:identify
Entailment:assort class classify separate sort out sort
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.possessionprovide with a keyExamples:- We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building
Derivationally Related Form:key
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:keysupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactvandalize a car by scratching the sides with a keyExamples:- His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot
Derivationally Related Form:key
Hypernyms:vandalise vandalize
Inherited Hypernyms:keyvandalizedestroy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeregulate the musical pitch ofTopic:music
Derivationally Related Form:key
Hypernyms:chord harmonise harmonize
Inherited Hypernyms:keyharmonizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.changeharmonize with or adjust toExamples:- key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
Hypernyms:harmonise harmonize reconcile
Inherited Hypernyms:keyharmonizeadjustchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP
adj satadj.allserving as an essential componentSynset:cardinal central fundamental primal
Examples:- a cardinal rule
- the central cause of the problem
- an example that was fundamental to the argument
- computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
Antonyms:unimportant
Derivationally Related Form:center
Inherited Hypernyms:cardinal
Similar to:important of import