Key

//kiː//

Synonyms for "key" (369 found)

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Closest matches (74)

Strong matches (111)

corkscrew court cover crib critical crucial cue cue word cut to decipherment decoding decorator color depth description dominant double reed duplex telegraphy electricity embouchure eminence grise

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Verb(5 words)

describe discover distinguish identify key out

Adjective(5 words)

earnest fatefraught fateful fatesome grave

Noun(5 words)

florida key headstone kay key fruit keystone

Adjective(1 words)

fundamental

Related words (184)

lobbyist lock lock out lock up loose translation lords of creation low pitch main major major key make plumb make uniform man of influence manipulator master key measure mediant metaphrase middle middlemost

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midmost minor mood mouthpiece multiplex telegraphy natural color necessary new philharmonic pitch news ticker note occlude oceanic island omphalic open sesame opener padlock pallor paraphrase passkey password pedal point philharmonic pitch philosophical pitch pipe pitch pivotal plumb pony powers that be pressure group primal principal proportion put in tune quadruplex telegraphy railroad telegraphy rasputin receiver reconcile rectify reed reef register regulate restatement rewording right samara sandbank sandbar scent seal seal off seal up secure sender set set right shade shut shut the door shut up similarize simplex telegraphy single-current telegraphy sinister influence skeleton key skin color slam slide snap solution sounder special interests special-interest group spoor squeeze shut standard pitch stock ticker strangle strategic straw in the wind style subdominant submarine telegraphy submediant substantial subtonic suggestion supertonic svengali sync synchronize tailor telautography telegraphics telegraphy teleprinter teletype teletype network teletypewriter teletypewriting teletyping telex telltale tenor the establishment ticker ticket timbre tin opener tinct tincture tinge tint tip off tip-off tonality tone tonic tonic key tooter trace transcription translation transliteration transmitter trim to trot true true up tune typotelegraph typotelegraphy umbilical undercolor valve very important person vestige vip vital wheeler dealer wheeler-dealer whiff wind wind instrument winder wire puller wire service wire-puller zip up zipper

Verb(1 words)

name

Adjective(6 words)

noticeable ominous paramount portentous remarkable top of mind

Noun(4 words)

paint samara tonality winder

Adjective(1 words)

primal

Related word relations

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More general

31 entries

achene building block chord component coral reef determine device explanation furnish harmonise harmonize kg kilo kilogram lever list

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More specific

19 entries

Esc key Escape key Morse key candidate key card key church key database key foreign key keyphrase keyword major key minor key passcode passphrase password primary key

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Synonyms

7 entries

cay francis scott key identify keystone primal samara winder

Related terms

14 entries

Key in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)Keyes Keys clef key card key chain key change key fob key ring key signature keyseat keyway public-key cryptography scale

at location

11 entries

at hotel bus depot car's ignition door front door idea keychain keyhole own home pocket purse

capable of

12 entries

enter lock free free prisoner let in room open door open doors open lock solution to problem start car start car engine start engine turn lock

coordinate

2 entries

feather spline

dbpedia occupation

4 entries

actor dance rapping singer songwriter

derived

278 entries

Allen key CD key Chinese keys Command key Cross Keys Cuban Keys Florida Keys Greek key I lost my keys I've lost my keys Key Green Key Largo Key West Key of the Mediterranean Long Key PF key

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

k kilo

form of

1 entries

quay

has context

21 entries

architecture basketball biology botany cartomancy computer graphics computing cryptography databases historical internet masonry music print and film radio rail transport

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has property

1 entries

hidden in pouch

is a

17 entries

button coral reef device explanation kilogram lever list musical notation person pitch positive identification rigid portable object shaped piece of metal shaped thing space thing

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manner of

3 entries

harmonize supply vandalize

part of

3 entries

action basketball court florida

receives action

3 entries

inserted into lock needed to unlock door required to unlock padlock

related to

95 entries

access access item ash black bullhead rail channel character class clef cmyk color container crucial decode discriminate door

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similar

2 entries

important of import

used for

34 entries

close encryption getting in to car getting in to house keeping secure keeping things safe keeping things secure limiting access lock locking locking door locking doors locking locks locking padlock locking things open

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Translations

799 translations across 232 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

ацаҧха noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Afrikaans

4 entries

klawer noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
sleutel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
sleutel noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
sleutel noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Albanian

1 entries

çelës noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Amharic

1 entries

ቁልፍ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κλείς noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Arabic

4 entries

زِرّ noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
ساروت noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
مفتاح noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
مفتاح noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Aragonese

1 entries

clau noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Aramaic

1 entries

ܩܠܝܕܐ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Armenian

4 entries

առանցքային adj (indispensable)
բանալի noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
բանալի noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
բացատրագիր noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)

Aromanian

4 entries

cljae noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
cljai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
cljaie noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
cljeai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Assamese

1 entries

চাবি noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries

ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Asturian

3 entries

llave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
tecla noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
tecla noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Avar

2 entries

ачгъич noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
кӏул noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

açar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bangi

1 entries

ncabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bashkir

1 entries

асҡыс noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Basque

4 entries

doinu noun (scale of musical notes)
gako noun (crucial step)
giltza noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
tekla noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Belarusian

4 entries

ключавы́ adj (indispensable)
кла́віш noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
кла́віша noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
кла́віша noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Bengali

1 entries

চাবি noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

कुंजी noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bikol Central

1 entries

lyabe noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bole

1 entries

mabuɗi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Breton

1 entries

alc'hwez noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ключов adj (indispensable)
ключов adj (important)
клави́ш noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
клави́ш noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Burmese

2 entries

သော့ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
သော့တံ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

ключ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Catalan

4 entries

clau adj (indispensable)
clau adj (important)
clau noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
clau noun (crucial step)

Cebuano

1 entries

yawe noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Central Atlas Tamazight

1 entries

ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

کلیل noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chechen

1 entries

догӏа noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Cheyenne

1 entries

ta'ta'ȯhēō'o noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chichewa

1 entries

kiyi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chinese

2 entries

йүәсы noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
鎖匙 /锁匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

鎖匙 /锁匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
鑰匙 /钥匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

關鍵 /关键 adj (indispensable)
匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
圖例 /图例 noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
密鑰 /密钥 noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

Church Slavic

1 entries

ключь noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Chuvash

1 entries

ҫӑраҫҫи noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Coptic

2 entries

ϣⲟϣϯ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ϣⲟⲩϣϯ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Cornish

2 entries

alhwedh noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
alwheth noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

anahtar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Czech

4 entries

klíčový adj (indispensable)
klíčový adj (important)
klávesa noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
klávesa noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Cèmuhî

1 entries

kilé noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Dalmatian

1 entries

cluf noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Danish

4 entries

nøgle noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
nøgle noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
nøgle noun (scale of musical notes)
nøgle noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

Dari

2 entries

کَلِید noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
کِلِید noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Dutch

4 entries

sleutel adj (indispensable)
sleutel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
sleutel noun (crucial step)
sleutel noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

鎖匙 /锁匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Erzya

1 entries

панжома noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Esperanto

4 entries

grava adj (important)
nepra adj (indispensable)
elĉifrigilo noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
klarigilo noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)

Estonian

4 entries

otsustav adj (indispensable)
peamine adj (indispensable)
võtme adj (indispensable)
helistik noun (scale of musical notes)

Faroese

1 entries

lykil noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Finnish

4 entries

avain adj (indispensable)
tärkeä adj (important)
akselikiila noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)
avain noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Franco-Provençal

1 entries

clâ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

French

4 entries

clé adj (indispensable)
clé adj (important)
caye noun (small island)
clef noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Friulian

2 entries

clâf noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
clâv noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Fula

4 entries

saabiwal noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
tappirde noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤭𞤱𞤢𞤤 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
𞤼𞤢𞤨𞥆𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫 noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Galician

4 entries

chave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
chave noun (crucial step)
clave noun (crucial step)
tecla noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Gallo

1 entries

tié noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Gan Chinese

1 entries

鎖匙 /锁匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Georgian

4 entries

მთავარი adj (indispensable)
მთავარი adj (important)
მნიშვნელოვანი adj (indispensable)
მნიშვნელოვანი adj (important)

German

4 entries

Legende noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
Schlüssel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
Schlüssel noun (crucial step)
Schlüssel noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)

Greek

4 entries

κλειδί noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
κλειδί noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)
κλειδί noun (crucial step)
κλειδί noun (scale of musical notes)

Greenlandic

1 entries

matuersaat noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Gujarati

3 entries

કલીદ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
કૂંચી noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ચાવી noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

kle noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

鎖匙 /锁匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hausa

1 entries

mabuɗi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hawaiian

1 entries

kī noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hawaiian Creole

1 entries

key noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hebrew

4 entries

מפתח \ מַפְתֵּחַ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
מפתח \ מַפְתֵּחַ noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
מפתח \ מַפְתֵּחַ noun (computing: field in a record used as a search argument)
מפתח \ מַפְתֵּחַ noun (computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array)

Higaonon

1 entries

gonsi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hindi

4 entries

कुंजिका noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
कुंजी noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
चाबी noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ताली noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Hungarian

4 entries

fontos adj (important)
kulcs adj (indispensable)
kulcsfontosságú adj (indispensable)
lényeges adj (important)

Icelandic

4 entries

lykil adj (indispensable)
hnappur noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
lykill noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
lykill noun (crucial step)

Ido

3 entries

klavo noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
klavo noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
klefo noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Igbo

1 entries

ìgòdó noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Indonesian

4 entries

kunci noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kunci noun (scale of musical notes)
tombol noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
tuts noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Ingrian

1 entries

avvain noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ingush

1 entries

дӏоагӏа noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Interlingua

1 entries

clave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

دُکْمِه noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
راهْنَما noun (small guide explaining symbols or terminology)
سوئیچ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
مَرْحَلِهٔ کِلیدی noun (crucial step)

Irish

4 entries

eochair adj (indispensable)
eochair adj (important)
príomh adj (indispensable)
cae noun (small island)

Isan

1 entries

ประแจ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Istriot

1 entries

ciave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Italian

4 entries

chiave adj (indispensable)
chiave adj (important)
essenziale adj (indispensable)
indispensabile adj (indispensable)

Japanese

4 entries

キー adj (indispensable)
キー adj (important)
キー noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)
キー noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Jeju

3 entries

게철 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
게철쒜 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
열쒜 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Jin Chinese

1 entries

鑰匙 /钥匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries

txabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
txabi noun (crucial step)
xave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
xave noun (crucial step)

Kabyle

1 entries

tasarut noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kanakanabu

1 entries

sipitukucu noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kannada

3 entries

ಕೀಲಿಕೈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ಚಾವಿ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ಬೀಗದ ಕೈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kapampangan

1 entries

susi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Karakalpak

1 entries

gilt noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kashubian

1 entries

klucz noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Kazakh

1 entries

кілт noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Khmer

4 entries

កុញ្ចែ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
កូនសោ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
គន្លឹះ noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
គន្លឹះ noun (scale of musical notes)

Kongo

1 entries

nsabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Konkani

1 entries

बीगातु noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Korean

4 entries

건반 noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
버튼 noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
열쇠 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
조 noun (scale of musical notes)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

ачкыч noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ladino

2 entries

yave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ייאב׳י noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lak

1 entries

кӏула noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lao

4 entries

ກະແຈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ຂໍກະແຈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ປຸ່ມ noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
ລູກກະແຈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Latin

1 entries

clāvis noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Latvian

4 entries

atslēga noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
atslēga noun (scale of musical notes)
taustiņš noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
taustiņš noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Laz

1 entries

ǩola noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Limburgish

1 entries

släötel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lingala

1 entries

lifungóla noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lithuanian

4 entries

klavišas noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
klavišas noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
raktas noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
raktas noun (scale of musical notes)

Lombard

1 entries

ciav noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Low German

2 entries

Slötel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
Slœtel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

kluc noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Luganda

2 entries

ekisumuluzo noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
lukulwe noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Schlëssel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Lü

2 entries

ᦃᦸᦃᦶᦈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ᦃᦸᦶᦈ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Macedonian

4 entries

клучен adj (indispensable)
суштински adj (indispensable)
суштински adj (important)
дирка noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Malagasy

1 entries

lakile noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Malay

3 entries

kekunci noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
kunci noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
tatal noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Malayalam

1 entries

താക്കോല് noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Maltese

2 entries

muftieħ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ċavetta noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠠᠨᠠᡴᡡ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Mansaka

1 entries

yabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Manx

3 entries

gleaysh noun (scale of musical notes)
ogher noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ogher noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Maranao

1 entries

gonsi' noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Marathi

3 entries

कळ noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
किल्ली noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
चावी noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Middle English

2 entries

keye noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
keye noun (crucial step)

Mirandese

1 entries

chabe noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Mongolian

2 entries

түлхүүр noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ᠲᠦ᠋ᠯᠬᠢᠭᠦᠷ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Māori

4 entries

tino adj (important)
kī noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
paeoro noun (scale of musical notes)
pato noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Nanai

1 entries

анако noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Nauruan

2 entries

king noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kiñ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Nepali

1 entries

साचो noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries

lakile noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
mfunguo noun (crucial step)

Nobiin

1 entries

كوشر noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

North Frisian

1 entries

kai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

enextar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kilîd noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kilîl noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
mift noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Northern Sami

2 entries

boallu noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
čoavdda noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Northern Thai

1 entries

ᩃᩪᨠᨠᩕᨧᩯ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

nøkkel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
nøkkel noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
tangent noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
tast noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

lykel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
nykel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
nøkkel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
tangent noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Nupe

3 entries

egiyèkó noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
giyèkó noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
èkpé noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Occitan

1 entries

clau noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Odia

1 entries

ଚାବି noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ojibwe

1 entries

aabaabika'igan noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

ключь noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old English

1 entries

cǣġ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old French

1 entries

clef noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old Frisian

1 entries

sletel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old Irish

1 entries

eochair noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Old Norse

1 entries

lykill noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ossetian

1 entries

дӕгъӕл noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

آناختار noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
كلید noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
مفتاح noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Pali

1 entries

kuñcikā noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

ключ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Papiamentu

1 entries

yabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Pashto

3 entries

چابي noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
کلۍ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
کونجي noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Persian

3 entries

کلیدی adj (indispensable)
کلیدی adj (important)
قفل کردن verb (fit (a lock) with a key)

Piedmontese

1 entries

ciav noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Schlätel noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Polabian

1 entries

kľauc noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Polish

4 entries

główny adj (indispensable)
kluczowy adj (indispensable)
kluczowy adj (important)
klawisz noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)

Portuguese

4 entries

chave adj (indispensable)
chave adj (important)
chave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
chave noun (crucial step)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਕੁੰਜੀ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Quechua

1 entries

llawi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Rohingya

1 entries

sabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Romagnol

1 entries

cêv noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Romanian

4 entries

cheie noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
cheie noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
cheie noun (computing: field of a database constrained to be unique)
cheie noun (computing: value uniquely identifying entry in associative array)

Romansch

1 entries

clav noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Russian

4 entries

важне́йший adj (indispensable)
важне́йший adj (important)
веду́щий adj (indispensable)
гла́вный adj (indispensable)

Sanskrit

1 entries

कुञ्चिका noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Sardinian

2 entries

ciae noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ciai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

Koai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Scots

1 entries

key noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cudromach adj (important)
riatanach adj (indispensable)
gleus noun (scale of musical notes)
iuchair noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ključan adj (indispensable)
ključan adj (important)
dȋrka noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
kljȗč noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Shan

1 entries

ၵၢၵ်ႇသေႃး noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Sicilian

1 entries

chiavi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Silesian

1 entries

klucz noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Sindhi

2 entries

چاٻيِ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ڪُنجيِ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Sinhalese

1 entries

යතුර noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Slovak

2 entries

kláves noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
kľúč noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Slovene

4 entries

ključ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ključ noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
tipka noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
tipka noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Somali

1 entries

fure noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Southern Altai

1 entries

кӱлӱч noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Spanish

4 entries

clave adj (indispensable)
botón noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
cayo noun (small island)
clave noun (crucial step)

Svan

1 entries

ლაკრა̈̄ლ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Swahili

4 entries

ufunguo adj (indispensable)
ufunguo adj (important)
kibonyezo noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
ufungu noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)

Swedish

4 entries

nyckel adj (indispensable)
facit noun (guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test)
knapp noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
morsenyckel noun (device used to transmit Morse code)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠌꠣꠛꠤ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tagalog

2 entries

susi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
susi noun (crucial step)

Tai Dam

1 entries

ꪄꪷꪄꪫ꪿ꪱ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tajik

1 entries

калид noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tamil

3 entries

சாவி noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
திறப்பு noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
திறவுகோல் noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tashelhit

1 entries

ⵜⴰⵙⴰⵔⵓⵜ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tatar

1 entries

ачкыч noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Telugu

2 entries

తాళంచెవి noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
బీగంచెవి noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Thai

3 entries

กุญแจ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
ปุ่ม noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
ลูกกุญแจ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tibetan

1 entries

ལྡེ་མིག noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tigrinya

1 entries

መፍትሕ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Turkish

4 entries

anahtar adj (indispensable)
anahtar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
anahtar noun (crucial step)
açar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Turkmen

1 entries

açar noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Tuvan

1 entries

дүлгүүр noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Udmurt

1 entries

нарва noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ключови́й adj (indispensable)
кла́віш noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)
кла́віша noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
кла́віша noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

kluč noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Urdu

2 entries

تالی noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
چابی noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئاچقۇچ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Uzbek

1 entries

kalit noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Venetan

1 entries

ciave noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Vietnamese

4 entries

bí quyết noun (crucial step)
chìa noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
chìa khoá noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
chìa khoá noun (crucial step)

Vilamovian

1 entries

śłysuł noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Volapük

2 entries

kik noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
klav noun (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

Votic

1 entries

võtti noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Walloon

1 entries

clé noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Waray-Waray

1 entries

yawi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Welsh

4 entries

allweddol adj (indispensable)
agoriad noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
allwedd noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
allwedd noun (object used to maintain the orientation between two others)

West-Frisian

4 entries

kaai noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kaai noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
kaai noun (cryptography: piece of information used to encode or decode)
kaai noun (computing: field of a database constrained to be unique)

White Hmong

1 entries

yuam sij noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Wolof

1 entries

caabi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

鑰匙 /钥匙 noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

калит noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yakut

1 entries

күлүүс noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yami

1 entries

kagi noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yiddish

2 entries

קלאַוויש noun (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
שליסל noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yoruba

2 entries

kíì noun (device designed to open and close a lock)
kọ́kọ́rọ́ noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Yup'ik

1 entries

kelucaq noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Zazaki

1 entries

kılit (diq) noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Zhuang

1 entries

yaekseiz noun (device designed to open and close a lock)

Sample sentences

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The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.

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You took the wrong key.

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It was careless of you to lose the key.

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Where was it that you found this key?

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