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- [kee]
- /ki/
- /kiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kee]
- /ki/
Definitions of keys word
- noun plural keys a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt. 1
- noun plural keys any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key: the key of a clock. 1
- noun plural keys key card. 1
- noun plural keys something that affords a means of access: the key to happiness. 1
- noun plural keys something that secures or controls entrance to a place: Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean. 1
- noun plural keys something that affords a means of clarifying a problem. 1
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Origin of keys
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English key(e), kay(e), Old English cǣg, cǣge; cognate with Old Frisian kei, kai
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Parts of speech for Keys
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
keys popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
keys usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for keys
adjective keys
- mains — a river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 miles (490 km) long.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- keynotes — Plural form of keynote.
- essentials — Plural form of essential.
- indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
noun keys
- answers — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- sources — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- bases — Bases is the plural of base.
- meanings — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
verb keys
- inputs — Plural form of input.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- types — a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
Antonyms for keys
adjective keys
- auxiliaries — foreign or allied troops serving another nation; mercenaries
- extras — Plural form of extra.
- inessentials — Plural form of inessential.
noun keys
- exteriors — Plural form of exterior.
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