English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "key"

key

Từ điển Collocation

key noun

¹ for a door

ADJ. master, skeleton | duplicate, spare | car, desk, front door, house, ignition, etc.

QUANT. bunch, set a large bunch of keys a set of car keys

VERB + KEY turn She turned the key in the lock. | insert, put in | remove, take out | use She must have used a key to get in.

KEY + VERB open, unlock You need a key to open the garage. | lock | turn They heard a key turn in the back door lock.

PREP. with a/the ~ You have to close it with the key. | ~ to the key to the front door

PHRASES get a key cut I'll get another key cut so that you can have one.

² on a computer

ADJ. Alt, arrow, backspace, control, delete, escape, function, return, shift, etc. | shortcut F1 is the shortcut key for calling up help.

QUANT. row the top row of keys

VERB + KEY hit, hold down, press, touch Hold down the Alt key while pressing the arrow keys. | release > Special page at COMPUTER

³ explanation of symbols, etc.

KEY + VERB tell sb sth The key tells you what all the symbols mean.

PREP. in a/the ~ You can find the symbols in the key at the bottom of the page. | ~ to the key to the signs and symbols

⁴ decisive factor

VERB + KEY have, hold First-time voters could hold the key to the election result.

PREP. ~ to Language is the key to understanding those around you.

⁵ in music

ADJ. major, minor | high, low

VERB + KEY change

KEY + VERB change The key changes from C major to A minor.

KEY + NOUN change | signature There are two sharps in the key signature of D major.

PREP. in a/the ~ What key's it in? Can we try it in a lower key? | ~ of the key of G major

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• 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; tonality
• 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; samara, key fruit
• 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); Key, Francis Scott Key
• a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida; cay, Florida key
• (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; paint

  he hit a jump shot from the top of the key

  he dominates play in the 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); winder
• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault; keystone, headstone
• a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed

v.

• identify as in botany or biology, for example; identify, discover, key out, distinguish, describe, 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

adj.

• serving as an essential component; cardinal, central, fundamental, primal

  a cardinal rule

  the central cause of the problem

  an example that was fundamental to the argument

  computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure

• effective; producing a desired effect; operative

  the operative word

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English Slang Dictionary

kilo, often used in conjuction with cocaine;"Dope, like a pound or a key" -- N.W.A. (Tell 'em what your name is [1988])

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. 1.On a keyboard, the combination of a plastic keycap, a tension mechanism that suspends the keycap but allows it to be pressed down, and an electronic mechanism that records the key press and key release. 2. In database management, an identifier for a record or group of records in a datafile. See also B-tree, hash, index(definition 1), inverted list, key field. 3.In encryption and digital signatures, a string of bits used for encrypting and decrypting information to be transmitted. Encryption commonly relies on two different types of keys, a public key known to more than one person (say, both the sender and the receiver) and a private key known only to one person (typically, the sender). 4. A metal object used with a physical lock to disable a computer system.

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File Extension Dictionary

FractInt Demo Script
Program Security or Registration File
National Construction Estimator 32 Costbook Key File
Kaspersky Anti-virus Toolkit Key File (Kaspersky Lab)
Sentry 2020 Encryption File
TBAV File
Top Secret Crypto Gold (TAN$TAAFL Software Company)
AntiVir PersonalEdition License Key File (AntiVir PersonalProducts GmbH)
Keyboard Definition File
Infinity Game Engine Directory of Resources, Locations and Types (BioWare Corp.)
Business Key Accounting File (Universal Systems)
BioWare Aurora Engine Resource File (BioWare C

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

keys|keyed|keying
syn.: answer clue explanation lead note opener pitch tone