I.
noun
1 for a door
ADJECTIVE
▪ master , skeleton
▪ duplicate , spare
▪ apartment ( esp. AmE ), car , door , house , ignition , room , etc.
▪
She hides a front door ~ in a flowerpot.
… OF KEYS
▪ bunch , ring ( esp. AmE ), set
▪
a large bunch of ~s
▪
He fished a ring of ~s out of his pocket.
▪
a set of car ~s
VERB + KEY
▪ turn
▪
She turned the ~ in the lock.
▪ insert , put in , slide in
▪
I slid the ~ into the lock and went in.
▪ remove , take out
▪ use
▪
She must have used a ~ to get in.
▪ leave
▪
She left a ~ with the neighbours/neighbors.
▪ lock in
▪
I'd accidentally locked the ~s in my car.
KEY + VERB
▪ open , unlock
▪
You need a ~ to open the garage.
▪ lock
▪ turn
▪
They heard a ~ turn in the lock.
▪ jangle , jingle
▪
The sound of ~s jangling caught her attention.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a/the ~
▪
You have to close it with the ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
Robbie didn't have a ~ for these doors.
▪ ~ to
▪
the ~ to the front door
PHRASES
▪ get a ~ cut ( BrE )
▪
I'll get another ~ cut so that you can have one.
2 on a computer
ADJECTIVE
▪ Alt , arrow , backspace , control , delete , enter , escape , function , return , shift , etc.
▪ hot (= a key that you can press to perform a set of operations quickly) , short-cut
▪
F1 is the short-cut ~ for calling up help.
… OF KEYS
▪ row
▪
the top row of ~s
VERB + KEY
▪ hit , hold down , press , punch , tap
▪
Hold down the Alt ~ while pressing the arrow ~s.
▪ release
3 decisive factor
VERB + KEY
▪ have , hold
▪
First-time voters could hold the ~ to the election result.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
Language is the ~ to understanding those around you.
4 in music
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , minor
▪ high , low
VERB + KEY
▪ change
▪
The piece changes ~ in the middle.
KEY + VERB
▪ change
▪
The ~ changes from C major to A minor.
KEY + NOUN
▪ change
▪ signature
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
What ~ is it in?
▪
Can we try it in a lower ~?
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of G major
PHRASES
▪ a change of ~
5 on a musical instrument
ADJECTIVE
▪ organ , piano , etc.
▪ black , white
VERB + KEY
▪ caress , stroke , touch
▪ depress
II.
adj.
Key is used with these nouns: ↑ advantage , ↑ aim , ↑ ally , ↑ appointment , ↑ area , ↑ article , ↑ aspect , ↑ assumption , ↑ attribute , ↑ challenge , ↑ characteristic , ↑ component , ↑ concept , ↑ concession , ↑ consideration , ↑ constituency , ↑ contributor , ↑ customer , ↑ decision , ↑ demand , ↑ difference , ↑ dimension , ↑ distinction , ↑ document , ↑ element , ↑ employee , ↑ event , ↑ executive , ↑ factor , ↑ feature , ↑ figure , ↑ finding , ↑ function , ↑ idea , ↑ importance , ↑ indicator , ↑ individual , ↑ industry , ↑ ingredient , ↑ instrument , ↑ issue , ↑ leader , ↑ link , ↑ measure , ↑ meeting , ↑ member , ↑ message , ↑ milestone , ↑ ministry , ↑ moment , ↑ objective , ↑ paragraph , ↑ part , ↑ participant , ↑ passage , ↑ performer , ↑ personnel , ↑ phrase , ↑ plank , ↑ player , ↑ point , ↑ position , ↑ precinct , ↑ principle , ↑ problem , ↑ provision , ↑ question , ↑ reason , ↑ recommendation , ↑ requirement , ↑ respect , ↑ role , ↑ sector , ↑ senator , ↑ stage , ↑ step , ↑ strategy , ↑ strength , ↑ stumbling block , ↑ supplier , ↑ suspect , ↑ target , ↑ task , ↑ term , ↑ test , ↑ text , ↑ theme , ↑ thing , ↑ tool , ↑ topic , ↑ turning point , ↑ vocabulary , ↑ vote , ↑ witness , ↑ word , ↑ worker