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109 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• key n. An object designed to open and close a lock.
• key n. An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and…
• key n. A crucial step or requirement.
• key n. A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
• key n. A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
• key n. (Computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly…
• key n. (Music).
• key n. (Music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
• key n. (Figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
• key n. (Advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
• key n. (Botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
• key n. (Historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
• key n. (Cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
• key n. (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
• key n. (Databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
• key n. (Computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
• key n. (Basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw…
• key n. (Biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the…
• key n. (Architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
• key n. (Architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
• key n. (Masonry) A keystone.
• key n. That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
• key n. (Rail transport) A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.
• key n. The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
• key n. (Cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
• key n. (Print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta…
• key n. (Computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
• key adj. Indispensable, supremely important.
• key adj. Important, salient.
• key v. To fit (a lock) with a key.
• key v. To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
• key v. To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
• key v. (Telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
• key v. (Radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
• key v. (Computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
• key v. (Colloquial) To vandalize (A car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
• key v. To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
• key v. (Intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
• key v. (Advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
• key v. To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
• key v. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
• key v. To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between…
• key n. One of a string of small islands.
• key n. Alternative form of quay.
• key n. (Slang) Clipping of kilogram (especially of a recreational drug).
• Key prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Central kurdish
  • key adv. When.
• Chinese
  • key v. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slightly dated) to alter an image by superimposing another image onto it.
• Manx
  • key n. Cream.
  • key n. (Nautical) quay.
• Middle english
  • key n. Alternative form of keye (“key”).
• Mwotlap
  • kēy pron. They, them (plural pronoun, for human referents).
• Swedish
  • Key sym. (SAB) history of the British colonies.

— English words, defined in German —

• key S. Der Schlüssel.
• key S. Der Chiffrierschlüssel, Chiffre, Kennzahl, Passwort.
• key S. Die Taste.
• key S. Flache Insel (aus Korallen).
• key S. Legende, Zeichenerklärung, Lösungsschlüssel.
• key S. Tonart.
• key S. Ein Keil.
• key S. Der Schlussstein in einem Rundbogen.
• key S. Samara, Flügelfrucht.
• key S. Passfeder.
• key S. Die Klappe an einem Blasinstrument.
• key V. Etwas keilen, aufkeilen, verkeilen, verdübeln.
• key V. Etwas verzahnen oder abstimmen.
• key V. Den Schlussstein setzen.
• key V. Tippen, eingeben.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• key n. (Gereedschap) sleutel.
• key n. (Informatica), (techniek) scherm.
• key n. (Informatica) toets.

— English word, defined in Latin —

• key n.subs. √ clāvis (-is, fem.) ||.

— English words, defined in French —

• key adj. Dominant, principal.
• key n. (Serrurerie) Clé.
• key n. (Musique) Ton.
• key n. (Informatique) Touche, touche de clavier.
• key n. (Sens figuré) Maître-mot, vif.
• key n. (Mécanique) Clavette.
• key n. (Mécanique) Pion.
• key n. (Mécanique) Cale.
• key n. (Électricité, Électronique) Ergot, détrompeur.
• key n. (Héraldique) Clé.
• key n. (Géographie) Petite île, ou îlot, d’élévation faible, faite de sable ou de corail.
• key v. Enfoncer une clé dans une serrure.
• key v. Fixer les pièces d’un assemblage avec une clé.
• key v. Enfoncer une clé de télégraphe.
• key v. Actionner le bouton de transmission d’une radio.
• key v. (Informatique) Taper au clavier.
• key v. (Familier) Vandaliser avec une clé.
• key v. Marquer une catégorie avec un symbole.
• key v. (Mécanique) Clavette.
• key v. (Mécanique) Caler, coincer volontairement.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• key s. Llave.
• key s. Clave.
• key s. Tecla.
• key adj. Clave, crucial.
• key s. Cayo, cada una de las islas de un archipiélago que están dispuestas más o menos en fila, propias de…

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• key adj. Indispensável.
• key adj. Importante.
• key s. Chave.
• key s. Segredo.
• key s. Explicação, glossário.
• key s. Tecla.
• key s. (Música) clave.
• key s. (Basquetebol) garrafão.
• key v. Digitar, teclar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• key agg. Chiave.
• key s. Chiave.
• key s. Tasto.

303 English words from 53 English definitions

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42 English words from 56 foreign definitions

assemblage bouton Cale Caler Cayo Chave Chiffre clave Clavette clavier crucial dans Den Der Die Dominant Ergot fem fila Fixer las Legende les mot Musique Petite Pion principal que radio sable Samara scherm Sens symbole Taper Taste Tasto Ton touche transmission Vandaliser

86 foreign words from 56 foreign definitions

abstimmen Actionner archipiélago aus avec Basquetebol Blasinstrument cada catégorie Chiave clé coincer corail de␣sable détrompeur Digitar dispuestas Ein einem eingeben Électricité Électronique élévation Enfoncer están Etwas Explicação faible faite Familier figuré Flache garrafão Géographie Gereedschap glossário Héraldique île îlot Importante Indispensável Informatica Informatique Insel islas Keil keilen Kennzahl Klappe Korallen Llave Maître Maître␣mot Marquer más más␣o␣menos Mécanique menos Música oder Passwort pièces propias Rundbogen Schlüssel Schlussstein Segredo Sens␣figuré serrure Serrurerie setzen sleutel techniek Tecla teclar télégraphe Tippen toets Tonart una une verkeilen verzahnen vif volontairement Zeichenerklärung

357 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

keys Keys keyed keyer Keyes key␣in Keyla Keyte key␣up keyage keyaki keybed key␣bed key␣bit keyboy keycap keyers keyest keyfob key␣fob keygen Keyham keying keyite keylet key␣log keyman keymap keymen Keymer Keynes key␣off keypad keypal Keyser keyset Keysor keys␣up keytap keytar keytop keyway keyable keyakis keybeds key␣beds keybind key␣bits key␣bolt keyboys +307 words

1068 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Akeys ikeys Okeys skeyn ackeys Aikeys Askeys bikeys CD␣keys dukeys Eckeys Gokeys jakeys jukeys Kakeya Lakeys Lokeys McKeys Oakeys PF␣keys pikeys pokeys rekeys skeyns unkeys alt␣keys Barkeys bedkeys Berkeys bis␣keys blakeys Blakeys bockeys buckeye Buckeye Burkeys Buskeys chokeys Clukeys cockeye cock-eye cock␣eye cockeys Cockeys Conkeys cookeys darkeys dickeys dinkeys doikeyt +1018 words

547 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Akey ikey okey Okey ackey Aikey askey Askey bikey cakey CD␣key dukey dykey Eckey fakey Gokey hokey in␣key jakey jokey jukey kikey Lakey likey Lokey McKey Mikey nakey Oakey PF␣key pikey pokey pukey rekey Sukey Tukey unkey wakey Wakey alt␣key Barkey bedkey Berkey bis␣key blakey Blakey blokey bockey Burkey Buskey +497 words

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

kye Kye

53 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Akey byke dyke Dyke ecky E.D.␣Ky. erky esky EWYK Eyak fyke Fyke hyke ikey Kaye Keay keys Keys Krey Kuye Kyer kyes kyke kyle Kyle Kyne kype kyte Kyte lyke Lyke myek okey Okey pyke Pyke skye Skye syke tyek tyke Tyke Wyke Yake Yeck yeek yelk yerk yesk yeuk yike yoke yuke

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

EK ey -ey Ke KE ky Ky KY Ky. ye Ye YE yͤ yk Yk YK Yk.

61 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bey Bey dey Dey fey Fey gey hey Hey kay Kay 'kay kea Kea keb Keb ked KED kee Kee kef keg Kei kek Kel Kem ken Ken Ken. Keo Ker ker- kes Kes ket Ket keV Kev KeV kew Kew KEW kex Kez kly Kly Koy ley Ley ney Ney Rey Sey. tey uey Uey U-ey wey Wey xey yey

8 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ey -ey Ke KE ky Ky KY Ky.

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Keay Krey

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