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key 
adjective
- 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"
Synonyms: cardinal, central, fundamental, primal Similar: important, of import - effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
Synonyms: operative Similar: significant, important
noun
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock''s mechanism can be rotated
- something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
- pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Synonyms: tonality Antonyms: atonality, atonalism - a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Synonyms: key fruit, samara - 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)
Synonyms: Francis Scott Key - a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Synonyms: cay, Florida keys - (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"
Synonyms: paint - a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
Synonyms: winder - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Synonyms: headstone, keystone - a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed
verb
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key out, name - provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
- regulate the musical pitch of
- harmonize with or adjust to; "key one''s actions to the voters'' prevailing attitude"
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