transcription, транскрипция: [ ki: ]
( keys, keying, keyed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A key is a specially shaped piece of metal that you place in a lock and turn in order to open or lock a door, or to start or stop the engine of a vehicle.
They put the key in the door and entered...
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2.
The keys on a computer keyboard or typewriter are the buttons that you press in order to operate it.
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3.
The keys of a piano or organ are the long narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you press in order to play it.
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4.
In music, a key is a scale of musical notes that starts on one specific note.
...the key of A minor.
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5.
The key on a map or diagram or in a technical book is a list of the symbols or abbreviations used and their meanings.
You will find a key at the front of the book.
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6.
The key person or thing in a group is the most important one.
He is expected to be the key witness at the trial...
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7.
The key to a desirable situation or result is the way in which it can be achieved.
The key to success is to be ready from the start...
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8.
see also master key