Key meaning in Hindi

key (noun) = metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

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key (noun) = something crucial for explaining

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• Usage: the key to development is economic integration

key (noun) = pitch of the voice

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• Usage: he spoke in a low key

key (noun) = any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

Synonyms: key, tonality

key (noun) = a kilogram of a narcotic drug

Synonyms: key

• Usage: they were carrying two keys of heroin

key (noun) = a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

Synonyms: samara, key_fruit, key

key (noun) = 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: Key, Francis_Scott_Key

key (noun) = a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

Synonyms: key, cay, Florida_key

key (noun) = (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, paint

• Usage: he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
• Usage: he dominates play in the paint

key (noun) = a list of answers to a test

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• Usage: some students had stolen the key to the final exam

key (noun) = a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

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key (noun) = a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

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• Usage: a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it

key (noun) = mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

Synonyms: winder, key

key (noun) = the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

Synonyms: keystone, key, headstone

key (noun) = a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

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key (verb) = identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonyms: identify, discover, key, key_out, distinguish, describe, name

key (verb) = provide with a key

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• Usage: We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building

key (verb) = vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

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• Usage: His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot

key (verb) = regulate the musical pitch of

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key (verb) = harmonize with or adjust to

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• Usage: key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude

key (adj) = serving as an essential component

Synonyms: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal

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