Definition of key

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Key (n.) An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc..

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Rhesus :: Rhesus (n.) A monkey; the bhunder.
Albanian :: Albanian (a.) Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey..
Whiskey :: Whiskey (n.) Same as Whisky, a liquor..
Key :: Key (n.) A keystone.
Stolae :: Stokey (a.) Close; sultry.
Boned :: Boned (a.) Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish..
Streptobacteria :: Strepsorhine (n.) One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under Monkey.
Passe Partout :: Passe partout (n.) A master key; a latchkey.
Turkish :: Turkish (n.) The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey..
Dickey :: Dickey (n.) Alt. of Dick.
Buckeye :: Buckeye (n.) A cant name for a native in Ohio.
Cacajao :: Cacajao (n.) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (/ Brachyurus) melanocephala).
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth..
Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..
Flute :: Flute (v. i.) A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey..
Kent Bugle :: Kent bugle () A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle..
Whisky :: Whisky (n.) A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.
Polychord :: Polychord (n.) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of being attached to a keyed instrument..
Lemur :: Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo..
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