VERB
  • Definition - To fit (a lock) with a key.
  • Definition - To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
  • Definition - To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
  • Definition - (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
  • Definition - To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
  • Definition - (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
  • Example - Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.
  • Definition - To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
NOUN
  • Definition - In the sociology of Erving Goffman, an action or utterance that signals the meaning of interaction to participants.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - The input of text or data by means of a keyboard.
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
  • Definition - A form of vandalism performed by scratching paint with a key
  • Example - He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
keying 14
5 Letter Words
eking 10 eying 9 gynie 9
4 Letter Words
inky 11 gink 9 king 9 kine 8 gien 5
3 Letter Words
key 10 kye 10 keg 8 gey 7 ink 7 ken 7 kin 7 yen 6 yin 6 eng 4 gen 4 gie 4 gin 4 neg 4
2 Letter Words
ki 6 ye 5 gi 3 en 2 in 2 ne 2
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