keys




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keys - noun

  • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • something crucial for explaining
  • pitch of the voice
  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
  • 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)
  • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
  • (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
  • a list of answers to a test
  • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
  • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
  • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
  • keys - thesaurus

    cay   headstone   keystone   paint   samara   tonality   winder  

    Scrabble score for keys

    k is 5 e is 1 y is 4 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

    generated at 15:02:45 on 13-08-24

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