Definition of key

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Key (n.) That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter..

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Stepper :: Stepped (a.) Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key..
Jockey :: "Jockey (v. t.) To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer..
Progression :: Progression (n.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.
Gobbler :: Gobbler (n.) A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock.
Belzebuth :: Belzebuth (n.) A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Brazil.
Semious :: Semious (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sim/; monkeylike.
Midas :: Midas (n.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset..
Bockey :: Bockey (n.) A bowl or vessel made from a gourd.
Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..
Digitorium :: Digitorium (n.) A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers; -- called also dumb piano.
Douc :: Douc (n.) A monkey (Semnopithecus nemaeus), remarkable for its varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China..
Natural :: Natural (a.) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major..
Talon :: Talon (n.) The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side..
Moke :: Moke (n.) A donkey.
Whiskey :: Whiskey (n.) Alt. of Whisk.
Latchkey :: Latchkey (n.) A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch..
Blickey :: Blickey (n.) A tin dinner pail.
Macacus :: Macacus (n.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows..
Water Turkey :: Water turkey () The American snakebird. See Snakebird.
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