Key

What do we mean by key?

A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay. noun

A kilogram of marijuana, cocaine, or heroin. noun

A notched and grooved, usually metal implement that is turned to open or close a lock. noun

A similar implement or an electronic device used for opening, winding, or starting something. noun

A device, such as a wedge or pin, inserted to lock together mechanical or structural parts. noun

A keycard. noun

A determining factor in accomplishing or achieving something. noun

Something that provides access to or understanding of something else. noun

A set of answers to a test. noun

A table, gloss, or cipher containing correspondences, as for decoding or interpreting something. noun

A number used by a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data. noun

The keystone in the crown of an arch. noun

A button or lever that is depressed to operate a machine. noun

A button that is depressed to cause a corresponding character or function to be typed or executed by a typewriter or to be accepted as input by a computer. noun

A button or lever that is depressed with the finger to produce or modulate the sound of an instrument, such as a clarinet or piano. noun

A tonal system consisting of seven tones in fixed relationship to a tonic, having a characteristic key signature and being the structural foundation of the bulk of Western music; tonality. noun

An object designed to open and close a lock.

An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.

A crucial step or requirement.

A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.

A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.

One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.

In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.

In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.

The lowest note of a scale; keynote.

In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.

In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.

In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.

The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.

A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.

An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.

A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.

A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.

A password restricting access to an IRC channel.

In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).

A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.

The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.

A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.

A piece of wood used as a wedge.

The last board of a floor when laid down.

A keystone.

That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.

A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.

The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.

The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.

(print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.

A color to be masked or made transparent.

Kilogram, usually refering to narcotics. Urban Dictionary

1. A metal (or other hard, moldable substance, e.g. plastic, carbon, cheese) device that opens or closes a lock 2. 1 Kilogram (2.2 lbs, 35.27 oz) of narcotics 3. A clue that triggers understanding of something previously a mystery/unknown 4. A tone characteristic of an event 5. A sequence of characters entered on computer that unlocks a software program allowing access to the program's features to those who've legally or illegally obtained said rights for the aforementioned software. See Piracy 6. to use a key to scratch a vehicle's paint job in order to show approbation for the owner of said car, car owners in general, or just to piss off the Man 7. LuLu Lemon-wearers' term for 'cool'. 8. Passport of entry or symbol of welcome obtained by proving ones superiority Urban Dictionary

A meeting where you go alone and which it's supposed to be between 2 people, but you usually get jumped by many guys, ending up dead. From there on, nobody knows what happened to you. The word originates from the romanian "cheie". Urban Dictionary

A key is a kilo of Coke a key is worth 20 g's real big money making if you own keys Urban Dictionary

Short for kilogram. Taken from the (ki) in kilogram. Usually referring to cocaine. Urban Dictionary

Just perfect... one of those things that would make you a whole lot happier at any given time Urban Dictionary

Integral, very important, required Urban Dictionary

1. A metal device that opens or closes a lock 2. A Set of characters, when entered into a software program, unlocks locked features and removes annoying nag screens and trial limits. 3. to scratch up one's vehicle, using a key to do so. Urban Dictionary

Means killogram. rappas use it when usually referring to coke. since coke is pretty expensice and valuable meassurements are important that why my keys is so important Urban Dictionary

Snorting drugs off of a key Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to key:
key.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word key:
largo, encryption, keys, tempo, chord, beats, keyboard, component, signature, element, lock, factor, figure, role, florida, concepts, components.

Words that rhyme with key:
tree, be, sea, see, me, free, c, flee, hyperbole, tea, e, b, guarantee, d, bee, degree, foresee, pea, tv, reality, v, debris, lee, agree, t, fee, ski, oversee, p, decree, g, z, de, plea, idiosyncrasy, marquee, apogee, snee, three, quay, tee, we, wee, nee, glee, syncope, he, qi, gee, spree, pony, sunday, lea, referee, knee, pre, jubilee, pee, xi, flea, emcee, thee, repartee, scree, kabuki, actuary, turnkey, dee, yee, ghee, cree, mi, partee, precis, hee, di, asap, ne, bourgeoisie, payee, calliope, cc, carefree, hawaii, trustee, guaranty, nestle, si, banshee, esprit, lessee, ac, marquis, ree, potpourri, she, machete, ve, indri, manatee.

Adjectives that are often used to describe key:
primary, public, private, low, same, minor, secret, foreign, major, delete, important, right, golden, single, real, only, latch, original, lower, off, bit, unique, true, symmetric, corresponding, master, tonic, spare, wrong, magic, duplicate, appropriate, shared, correct, proper, left, secondary, essential, hot, arrow, dominant, principal, extra, composite, rusty, cryptographic, false, alternate, vital, down, random, flat, tiny, door, hermeneutical, huge.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective key:
role, words, points, issues, factor, elements, element, issue, word, point, factors, areas, features, question, concepts, terms, questions, positions, feature, component, figure, components, concept, players, aspects, figures, variables, personnel, position, roles, members, ideas, decisions, aspect, note, problem, difference, characteristics, events, industries, ingredient, idea, indicators, stakeholders, principles, actors, parameters, leaders, themes, sectors, step, differences, player, informants, processes, findings, posts, individuals, functions, term, ring, steps, assumptions, determinant, phrase, ingredients, employees, officials, objectives, variable, objective, moments, principle, skills, characteristic, cryptography, event, facts, dimensions, concern, phrases.

Consonant match to key:
cow, coup, coy, co, k, quay, coo, chi, qi, cur, ca, ka, cay, kea, caw, ki, kay, coe, kai, ko, qu, kee, kerr, quaye, quai, ku, cao, ker, cou, cai, koh, kaye, kau, koo, cau, coups, kao, kah, kyi, khe, khoo, keye, kuhr, coye, khuu, kough.

Words that sound like key:
key, quay, ki, kee, kie, qi, cky, kea, tke, quai, khe, kyi, khi, kii, kki, hkey, qie, tky, tki, cow, kay, k, co, coy, ca, chi, ka, coo, coup, kai, caw, ko, cay, coe, ke, koi, ku, cae, kah, kow, koo, cah, cuh, kaye, kuh, cai, cao, cou, koy, coi, coups, kaw, cew, cca, kae, koh, kei, kha, kao, koe, caa, kaa, cco, cuy, khoo, cau, keh, kau, keye, kou, khoi, kue, coh, caye, kho, caah, coue, ccow, kka, kiew, cais, cagw, cooh, kuy, hco, co-, kih, khu, caie, hka, kej, cuu, cuw, kko, coj, caux, cawe, kueh, khou, hko.