KEYS
/kiːz/
11
Scrabble
10
WWF
K(5) E(1) Y(4) S(1)
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Definition
/kiːz/
noun
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- A crucial step or requirement.“The key to solving this problem is persistence.”
verb
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
noun
- One of a string of small islands.“the Florida Keys”
noun
- In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
- The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
noun
- A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
Source: Wiktionary
