key+(noun)

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• key — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for a door ADJECTIVE ▪ master, skeleton ▪ duplicate, spare ▪ apartment (esp. AmE), car, door …   Collocations dictionary

• key ring — noun a circular ring of metal for holding keys • Hypernyms: ↑hoop, ↑ring * * * a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys. [1885 90] * * * key ring noun A ring for holding a bunch of keys • • • Main Entry: ↑key * * * key ring UK US …   Useful english dictionary

• key light — noun : the main light illuminating a subject in photography * * * (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed. [1935 40] * * * key light noun The main light in a TV or film studio… …   Useful english dictionary

• key punch — noun (computing) An obsolete device operated by a keyboard, which transfers data onto punch cards, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑key * * * key punch, a machine having a keyboard similar to a typewriter, used to code information by punching patterns of… …   Useful english dictionary

• key — adj: of vital importance (as in a business organization) esp. so as to be specially insured to the benefit of an employer key man key employee insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• key — Ⅰ. key [1] ► NOUN (pl. keys) 1) a small piece of shaped metal which is inserted into a lock and rotated to open or close it. 2) an instrument for grasping and turning a screw, peg, or nut. 3) a lever depressed by the finger in playing an… …   English terms dictionary

• key lime — noun small yellow green limes of southern Florida • Hypernyms: ↑lime * * * noun Usage: often capitalized K Etymology: key (IV) : a small aromatic lime * * * a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste. [after the Florida Keys] …   Useful english dictionary

• key word — noun 1. a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message • Hypernyms: ↑key 2. a significant word used in indexing or cataloging • Hypernyms: ↑word • Part Holonyms: ↑index * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• key signature — noun the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key • Syn: ↑signature • Hypernyms: ↑musical notation * * * ˈkey signature [key signature] noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

• key fruit — noun a winged often one seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • Syn: ↑samara, ↑key • Hypernyms: ↑achene * * * noun Etymology: so called from its growing in bunches suggesting a hanging bunch of keys : samara …   Useful english dictionary

• key indicator — ➔ indicator * * * key indicator UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, HR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR(Cf. ↑key performance indicator) …   Financial and business terms