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Definitions for Keyed

[1] fitted with keys.
[2] fastened or secured by a key.
[3] Music . pitched in a specific key.
[4] reinforced by a keystone.
[5] coordinated, as with a basic color or idea; harmonized (sometimes used in combination): color-keyed carpeting.
[6] a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
[7] any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key: the key of a clock.
[8] key card.
[9] something that affords a means of access: the key to happiness.
[10] something that secures or controls entrance to a place: Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
[11] something that affords a means of clarifying a problem.
[12] a book, pamphlet, or other text containing the solutions or translations of material given elsewhere, as testing exercises.
[13] a systematic explanation of abbreviations, symbols, etc., used in a dictionary, map, etc.: pronunciation key. Compare legend(def 4) .
[14] the system, method, pattern, etc., used to decode or decipher a cryptogram, as a code book, machine setting, or keyword.
[15] one of a set of marked parts, designated areas, or levers pressed in operating a typewriter, computer terminal, calculator, etc.
[16] a manually operated lever for opening and closing an electric circuit, used to produce signals in telegraphy.
[17] Music . (in a keyboard instrument) one of the levers that when depressed by the performer sets in motion the playing mechanism. (on a woodwind instrument) a metal lever that opens and closes a vent. the relationship perceived between all tones in a given unit of music and a single tone or a keynote; tonality. the principal tonality of a composition: a symphony in the key of C minor. the keynote or tonic of a scale.
[18] tone or pitch, as of voice: to speak in a high key.
[19] mood or characteristic style, as of expression or thought: He writes in a melancholy key.
[20] degree of intensity, as of feeling or action.
[21] a pin, bolt, wedge, or other piece inserted in a hole or space to lock or hold parts of a mechanism or structure together; a cotter.
[22] a small piece of steel fitting into matching slots of a hub of a wheel or the like and the shaft on which the wheel is mounted so that torque is transmitted from one to the other.
[23] a contrivance for grasping and turning a bolt, nut, etc.
[24] Computers . a field or group of characters within a record that identifies the record, establishing its position among sorted records, and/or provides information about its contents.
[25] (in a series of advertisements or announcements soliciting replies) a unique code inserted for each medium used, to determine the relative effectiveness of the media.
[26] Electricity . a device for opening and closing electrical contacts. a hand-operated switching device ordinarily formed of concealed spring contacts with an exposed handle or push button, capable of switching one or more parts of a circuit.
[27] Biology . a systematic tabular classification of the significant characteristics of the members of a group of organisms to facilitate identification and comparison.
[28] Masonry . a keystone.
[29] Architecture . (in a ribbed vault) a stone, as a boss, at the intersection of two or more ribs.
[30] Masonry , Carpentry . a wedge, as for tightening a joint or splitting a stone or timber.
[31] Carpentry . a small piece of wood set into a timber across the grain to prevent warping.
[32] Building Trades . any grooving or roughness applied to a surface to improve its bond with another surface.
[33] Basketball . keyhole(def 2) .
[34] Photography . the dominant tonal value of a picture, a high-key picture having light tonal values and minimal contrast and a low-key picture being generally dark with minimal contrast.
[35] Painting . the tonal value and intensity of a color or range of colors: Rembrandt's colors are characterized by their low key.
[36] Botany . a samara.
[37] (initial capital letter ) a member of the House of Keys.
[38] keys, spiritual authority.
[39] chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal: a key person in the company; key industries.
[40] to regulate or adjust (actions, thoughts, speech, etc.) to a particular state or activity; bring into conformity: to key one's speech to the intellectual level of the audience.
[41] Music . to regulate the key or pitch of.
[42] Painting . to paint (a picture) in a given key. to adjust the colors in (a painting) to a particular hue: He keyed the painting to brown.
[43] to fasten, secure, or adjust with a key, wedge, or the like, as parts of a mechanism.
[44] to provide with a key.
[45] (in the layout of newspapers, magazines, etc.) to identify, through signs or symbols, the positions of illustrations or pieces of copy in a dummy.
[46] to lock with or as if with a key.
[47] Masonry . to provide (an arch or vault) with a keystone.
[48] Computers . keyboard(def 4) .
[49] to use a key.
[50] Computers . keyboard(def 4) .
[51] key in , Computers . keyboard(def 4) .
[52] key on , Football . to watch the position and movements of an opponent in order to anticipate a play: The defensive backs keyed on the star receiver. Also key in on . to single out as of prime importance or interest; be intent on or obsessed with: a company that is keyed in on growth.
[53] key up , to bring to a particular degree of intensity of feeling, excitement, energy, nervousness, agitation, etc.: keyed up over the impending test. to raise (a piece of masonry) by the insertion of a wedge or wedges. to raise (the haunches of an arch) by the insertion of a voussoir.
[54] a metal instrument, usually of a specifically contoured shape, that is made to fit a lock and, when rotated, operates the lock's mechanism
[55] any instrument that is rotated to operate a valve, clock winding mechanism, etc
[56] a small metal peg or wedge inserted into keyways
[57] any of a set of levers operating a typewriter, computer, etc
[58] any of the visible parts of the lever mechanism of a musical keyboard instrument that when depressed set in motion the action that causes the instrument to sound
[59] Also called: tonality any of the 24 major and minor diatonic scales considered as a corpus of notes upon which a piece of music draws for its tonal framework the main tonal centre in an extended composition a symphony in the key of F major the tonic of a major or minor scale See tuning key
[60] something that is crucial in providing an explanation or interpretation the key to adult behaviour lies in childhood
[61] a means of achieving a desired end the key to happiness
[62] a means of access or control Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean
[63] a list of explanations of symbols, codes, etc
[64] a text that explains or gives information about a work of literature, art, or music
[65] Also called: key move the correct initial move in the solution of a set problem
[66] biology a systematic list of taxonomic characteristics, used to identify animals or plants
[67] photog painting the dominant tonal value and colour intensity of a picture See also low-key (def. 3), high-key
[68] electrical engineering a hand-operated device for opening or closing a circuit or for switching circuits a hand-operated switch that is pressed to transmit coded signals, esp Morse code
[69] the grooving or scratching of a surface or the application of a rough coat of plaster, etc, to provide a bond for a subsequent finish
[70] pitch he spoke in a low key
[71] a characteristic mood or style a poem in a melancholic key
[72] level of intensity she worked herself up to a high key
[73] railways a wooden wedge placed between a rail and a chair to keep the rail firmly in place
[74] a wedge for tightening a joint or for splitting stone or timber
[75] short for keystone (def. 1)
[76] botany any dry winged fruit, esp that of the ash
[77] (modifier) photog determining the tonal value of a photograph flesh colour is an important key tone
[78] of great importance; crucial a key issue
[79] (foll by to) to harmonize (with) to key one's actions to the prevailing mood
[80] to adjust or fasten with a key or some similar device
[81] to provide with a key or keys
[82] to scratch the paintwork of (a car) with a key
[83] (often foll by up) to locate the position of (a piece of copy, artwork, etc) on a layout by the use of symbols
[84] (also intr) another word for keyboard (def. 3)
[85] to include a distinguishing device in (an advertisement, etc), so that responses to it can be identified
[86] to provide a keystone for (an arch)
[87] a variant spelling of cay
[88] John (Phillip ). born 1961, New Zealand politician; prime minister from 2008

Words nearby Keyed

key-in-lock maneuver, key-man assurance, keyboard, keyboard warrior, keyboardist, keyed, keyes technique, keyhole, keyhole saw, keyhole surgery, keying sequence

Origin of Keyed

1before 900; Middle English key(e ), kay(e ), Old English cǣg, cǣge; cognate with Old Frisian kei, kai

Words that may be confused with Keyed

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, keycay, key, quay

Other words from Keyed

un·keyed , adjective

Word origin for Keyed

Old English cǣg; related to Old Frisian kēi, Middle Low German keie spear