Key - Meaning in Telugu

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Key - Meaning in Telugu

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Definitions and Meaning of Key in English

key adjective

1. serving as an essential component

   Synonyms

   cardinal, cardinal, central, fundamental, key, key, primal

   ప్రధానమైన, ముఖ్యమైన

   Examples

   • "a cardinal rule"
   • "an example that was fundamental to the argument"
   • "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
   • "the central cause of the problem"

Key noun

1. 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

key noun

1. (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

   Synonyms

   key, key, paint

   Examples

   • "he dominates play in the paint"
   • "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"
2. a kilogram of a narcotic drug

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
3. a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

   Synonyms

   key fruit, key, key, samara, samara

4. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

   Synonyms

   Florida key, cay, key, key

5. metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

   Synonyms

   key, key

6. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

   Synonyms

   key, key, tonality

7. a list of answers to a test

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
8. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

   Synonyms

   key, key

9. a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
10. something crucial for explaining

    Synonyms

    key, key

    Example

    • "the key to development is economic integration"
11. pitch of the voice

    Synonyms

    key, key

    Example

    • "he spoke in a low key"
12. mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

    Synonyms

    key, key, winder, winder

13. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

    Synonyms

    headstone, key, key, keystone

14. a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

    Synonyms

    key, key

key verb

1. harmonize with or adjust to

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
2. regulate the musical pitch of

   Synonyms

   key, key

3. identify as in botany or biology, for example

   Synonyms

   describe, discover, distinguish, identify, identify, key out, key, key, name, name

4. vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
5. provide with a key

   Synonyms

   key, key

   Example

   • "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"

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