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Occupation prioritized by state policy
A key worker or essential worker is a worker in an occupation given preferential treatment by government policy. They may be exempted from rules which
Key_worker
Person who works within the employer's household
A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing
Domestic_worker
American actor, comedian, producer and writer (born 1971)
at a young age by a couple from Detroit, Michael Key and Patricia Walsh, who were both social workers. Like his birth parents, his adoptive parents were
Keegan-Michael_Key
Political party in Iran
justice-centered discourse as its motto'. Work and Worker daily is also published by Ali Rabiei, a key member. "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran"
Worker_House
Proposed monument in New York City, U.S.
The Essential Workers Monument is a planned memorial in New York City, United States, commemorating key workers for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic
Essential_Workers_Monument
British writer
2020). "Meet Hassan Akkad, The Refugee Turned Hospital Cleaner In Vogue's Key Worker Portfolio". British Vogue. Retrieved 2 August 2020. Chandler, Mark (23
Hassan_Akkad
2020 British social movement
for the NHS, Clap for Key Workers or Clap for Heroes, was a social movement created as a gesture of appreciation for the workers of the United Kingdom's
Clap_for_Our_Carers
American serial killer (1978–2012)
in Alaska called Keyes Construction, while working as a handyman, contractor, and construction worker. Investigators stated that Keyes often traveled long
Israel_Keyes
Worker centers are non-profit community-based mediating organizations in the United States that organize and provide support to communities of low-wage
Worker_center
Autonomous communities of Catholics and their associates
The Catholic Worker Movement is a collection of autonomous communities founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in the United States in 1933. Its aim is
Catholic_Worker_Movement
British diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train built by CAF
Deva Victrix 195107 - Rob Burrow CBE 195109 – Pride of Cumbria 195111 – Key Worker 195116 – Proud To Be Northern 195128 – Calder Champion Originally, 25
British_Rail_Class_195
2024 bridge collapse near Baltimore, Maryland, US
Jean (November 18, 2025). "NTSB: Key Bridge collapse was entirely 'preventable,' citing ship failures and missing worker warning system". The Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_collapse
English comedian and poet (born 1976)
Timothy Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor and screenwriter. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both as a
Tim_Key
Mechanical or electronic fastening device
or set of locks that are keyed alike, a lock/key system where each similarly keyed lock requires the same, unique key. The key serves as a security token
Lock_and_key
Person who migrates to pursue work
workers generally enter as work permit holders under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) or the International Mobility Program (IMP); the key
Migrant_worker
Independent on-demand temporary workers
Gig workers are independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-demand workers, and temporary workers. Gig workers enter into
Gig_worker
Academic discipline and profession
embraced by early psychiatric social workers (mental health social worker/clinical social worker), and she is considered one of the pioneers of psychiatric social
Social_work
Person in charge of grip crews and equipment management
A key grip is a senior role on movie sets, involved with a wide variety of behind-the-scenes tasks. The key grip supervises grip crews who support camera
Key_grip
Safe isolation of dangerous equipment during maintenance or testing
identifying the worker and reason the LOTO is placed on it. The worker then holds the key for the lock, ensuring that only that worker can remove the lock
Lockout–tagout
Coral cay archipelago in Florida, United States
miles (10.93 km) long. The current bridge bypasses Pigeon Key, a small island that housed workers building Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway in
Florida_Keys
Annual award for Welsh citizens
Thomas Community spirit: South Wales Sponsorship for Ukraine Critical worker (key worker): The Harm Reduction Team at Huggard Culture: Unify project Environment
St_David_Awards
Town square in Croydon, London, England
Approximately 800 new homes, a proportion of which will be for affordable/key worker housing. 10% will be for shared ownership housing. 3,000 m2 of retail
Saffron_Square
Decorative chronometer made of flowers
flowers: Historic Floral Clock's 2020 design pays tribute to NHS and key workers". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2020-09-24. Monuments
Floral_clock
Driver for hexagonal socketed bolts or screws
A hex key (also hex wrench, Allen key, Allen wrench) is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with internal hexagonal recesses (sockets)
Hex_key
2005 British comedy-drama film
song in honour of the "kinky boots factory" of Northampton. Most of the key workers are in attendance and enjoying themselves, including Charlie and Lauren
Kinky_Boots_(film)
affecting black and minority ethnic (BAME) populations. Some categories of key workers are disproportionally drawn from BAME communities and were therefore
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the African diaspora
Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_the_African_diaspora
more to be eligible for coronavirus tests". BBC News. 28 April 2020. "UK key worker deaths marked with minute's silence". BBC News. Coughlan, Sean (29 April
Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (January–June 2020)
Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom_(January–June_2020)
Any worker who has special skill, training, knowledge
A skilled worker is any worker who has special skill, training, or knowledge which they can then apply to their work. A skilled worker may have learned
Skilled_worker
Book by Slavoj Žižek
skills on the frontline. But this first attempt from our philosophical key-worker is forgettable." Žižek takes the pandemic to be not only an invitation
Pandemic!
Town in Derbyshire, England
Homes pilot scheme established to allow local first-time buyers and key workers to buy new builds at a 30% discount of the market price. Re-titled as
Shirebrook
U.S. professional organization
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a professional organization of social workers in the United States. NASW has about 120,000 members
National Association of Social Workers
National_Association_of_Social_Workers
Social class; person who performs intellectual labor
to blue collar. Less physical activity among white-collar workers has been thought to be a key factor in increased life-style related health conditions
White-collar_worker
UK Housing Association
merger. These included traditional rented housing, shared ownership, and key worker and student accommodations. Thames Valley was founded in 1966 and began
Metropolitan_Thames_Valley
Texas-based nonprofit organization
committed sex offenses and other crimes. The accused worker had been working at Southwest Key's Casa Kokopelli shelter for almost four months without
Southwest_Key
UK concept of greater salaries for London-based staff
these workers with the cost of living in Greater London, which is higher than that of the rest of the UK. Its purpose is to encourage key workers to stay
London_weighting
Major health issue in Australia
Department of Social Services funds the National Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program for people with early-onset dementia. This program is a dementia
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Australia
Dementia_and_Alzheimer's_disease_in_Australia
skilled workers in officially designated shortage occupations; and other key workers, who must demonstrate that no equally qualified domestic worker is available
Immigration_to_Austria
Form of political and economic organization
A workers' council, also called labour council, is a type of council in a workplace or a locality made up of workers or of temporary and instantly revocable
Workers'_council
Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States
between Ohio Key and Little Duck Key. The island was named during Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad construction years by workers from that state. It is sometimes
Missouri_Key
development of a strong therapeutic attachment to a key worker with strong peer-to-peer relationships between workers that are designed counteract the potential
Adaptive mentalization-based integrative treatment
Adaptive_mentalization-based_integrative_treatment
2024 television sitcom series
service store owned by his father-in-law Jim McAllister, which he and his co-worker Ruben buy off Jim at the end of the first season. He is the father of CeeCee
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Georgie_&_Mandy's_First_Marriage
Species of ant
Retrieved 18 January 2015. Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 956, (diagnosis in key) worker described) v t e
Dolichoderus_coniger
Barfield (lead architect: Julia Barfield), opened for worship 24 April. Key Worker Housing, Eddington, North West Cambridge development, designed by Stanton
2019_in_architecture
Paid subscription service offered by Amazon
the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019. "Amazon Warehouse Workers Plan Strike During Prime Day 2019". Fortune. Archived from the original
Amazon_Prime
The following is a list of Amazon.com, Inc. employees or third-party workers for Amazon that died or were killed while working. Amazon has come under
List of Amazon worker fatalities
List_of_Amazon_worker_fatalities
Scottish footballer and manager (1926–2006)
house on the grounds that his job was not considered to be that of a 'key worker'. In November 1962, he was appointed as manager of Clyde. In his first
John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)
John_Prentice_(footballer,_born_1926)
Insects destroying eggs not laid by queen
Worker policing is a behavior seen in colonies of social hymenopterans (ants, bees, and wasps) whereby worker females eat or remove eggs that have been
Worker_policing
Communist Chinese political term
Model worker (Chinese: 劳动模范; pinyin: láodòng mófàn, abbreviated as 劳模 or láomó) is a term in the People's Republic of China that refers to a worker who
Model_worker
Species of ant
endemic to Borneo. Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 957, (diagnosis in key) worker described) v t e
Dolichoderus_patens
Mixed use development in Dublin City
Street. By July 2024, the development comprised 46 residential units for key workers, 300,000 square feet (28,000 square metres) of office space for Google
Boland's_Mills
Former cinema in Croydon, London, England
demolish the building and replace it with 138 apartments, including 52 key worker shared-ownership flats. The plan was dependent on the issuance of planning
Safari_Cinema
Spanish cooperative federation
The Mondragon Corporation is a corporation and federation of worker cooperatives based in the Basque region of Spain. It was founded in the town of Mondragón
Mondragon_Corporation
the UK had closed for all in-person teaching, except for children of key workers and children considered vulnerable. With children at home, teaching took
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the United Kingdom
Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_education_in_the_United_Kingdom
provided for payments towards the cost of removal and resettlement of key workers and their dependants. British Economic Statistics by C.F. Carter and
Distribution of Industry Act 1950
Distribution_of_Industry_Act_1950
Professional in veterinary medicine
whilst others restricting their workers as assistants to other professionals. In North America, paraveterinary workers who have completed a course of study
Paraveterinary_worker
Topical and chronological outline of the Russian Revolution (1905)
Petersburg Soviet (formed October 1905 – dissolved December 1905) – key workers’ council created during the general strike; led by revolutionaries including
Outline of the Russian Revolution of 1905
Outline_of_the_Russian_Revolution_of_1905
Family of insects
consist of various castes of sterile, wingless females, most of which are workers (ergates), as well as soldiers (dinergates) and other specialised groups
Ant
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016
Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and
John_Key
Immunisation plan against COVID-19
sparked anger and concern among teachers' unions and key workers. The new change meant that key workers in essential jobs and the education sector who couldn't
COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Skill game and act of juggling a ball
Records. "Young footballer reaches 7.1 million keepy-uppies to help key workers". the Guardian. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-15. "World Record Attempt
Keepie_uppie
The National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA) is a national Trade union centre of Angola. The UNTA was organized first in the Belgian Congo, in the 1960
National Union of Angolan Workers
National_Union_of_Angolan_Workers
American politician and activist (born 1941)
workers' self-management, universal and single-payer healthcare, paid parental leave, tuition-free tertiary education, a Green New Deal, and worker control
Bernie_Sanders
White paper by the British Home Office
changes could cost employers over £14,000 per sponsored worker and create severe labour shortages in key sectors. The white paper was widely viewed as a response
Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Restoring_Control_over_the_Immigration_System
Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge (informally, Key Bridge or Beltway Bridge) was a highway bridge that crossed the lower Patapsco River and outer Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_(Baltimore)
houses, sheltered housing, accommodation for people with special needs, key worker housing and shared ownership properties. It still specialises in culturally
Industrial_Dwellings_Society
Trade union in Trinidad and Tobago
The All Trinidad General Workers' Trade Union (ATGWTU, until 2007 All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union (ATSGWTU)) is a trade union in Trinidad
All Trinidad General Workers' Trade Union
All_Trinidad_General_Workers'_Trade_Union
Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration)
Migrant_domestic_workers
English singer-songwriter (born 1968)
JustGiving.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024. "Matt Goss Covers Alicia Keys Hit To Feed NHS Key Workers…". musicrepublicmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024. "Matt
Matt_Goss
British budget hotel chain
2020, The Guardian reported that Travelodge gave homeless families and key workers only two hours' notice to leave when it shut 360 of its UK hotels in
Travelodge_(British_company)
Architectural and design practice based in Islington, London
January 2024. Wilson, Rob (15 July 2019). "Stanton Williams completes key-worker housing in North West Cambridge". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 16 September
Stanton_Williams
American social worker (1957–2019)
Williams; December 31, 1957 – September 16, 2019) was an American social worker and a key figure in the discovery of the Houston Mass Murders. As the sole female
Rhonda_Louise_Williams
The Blind Workers' Union of Victoria (BWU) is a trade union in Australia. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The union represents
Blind Workers' Union of Victoria
Blind_Workers'_Union_of_Victoria
Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom
The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. Founded as the Socialist Review Group (SRG) by supporters of
Socialist_Workers_Party_(UK)
2025 book by Bella Jackson
previously worked as a Key Worker for Mind and Kids Company; a Nurse Consultant for Save the Children; a Family Support Worker in London prisons and with
Fragile_Minds
used to predict and calculate the annual BTM. BTI ranges from additional key worker housing construction costs, increases in law and order expenditure (as
Benefitive_treasury_measure
University in Pyongyang, North Korea
Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 조선로동당 중앙간부학교) is a key party-political educational institution in North Korea responsible
Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea
Central_Cadres_Training_School_of_the_Workers'_Party_of_Korea
Specific form of single page web application
content authenticity. Register a service worker with a fetch handler. Progressive web apps must use service workers to create programmable content caches
Progressive_web_app
Software company in Canada
SafetyLine Lone Worker is an automated cloud-based Lone worker monitoring service that helps companies with remote or isolated workers comply with the
SafetyLine_Lone_Worker
Communist Party USA training center
day course for workers on the night shift. By the middle 1930s, as many as 50 sections in this key course were offered at the Workers School and in satellite
New_York_Workers_School
American comedy-drama series
Stevens, a factory worker from New Jersey who dreams of being a writer. When he wins the lottery, he uses his newfound wealth to move to Key West to pursue
Key_West_(TV_series)
Soviet-style councils of the 1918/19 German revolution
The German workers' and soldiers' councils of 1918–1919 (German: Deutsche Arbeiter- und Soldatenräte) were short-lived revolutionary bodies that carried
German workers' and soldiers' councils 1918–1919
German_workers'_and_soldiers'_councils_1918–1919
French philosopher (1926–1984)
as a figure who was both "disconcerting and strange" and "a passionate worker". As he aged, his personality changed: Eribon noted that while he was a
Michel_Foucault
Agency of Philippines department
Members who are displaced or laid off Overseas Workers Welfare Administration consists of the following key people: Board of Trustees Secretary Atty. Hans
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Overseas_Workers_Welfare_Administration
domestic worker rights. The new contract allowed workers to terminate their contract without the consent of their employer, dismantling a key abusive aspect
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
Migrant_domestic_workers_in_Lebanon
The Indonesian Workers Welfare Union (SBSI) is a national trade union centre in Indonesia. It was founded in 1992 and claims a membership of 2.1 million
Indonesian Workers Welfare Union
Indonesian_Workers_Welfare_Union
Species of ant
Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 957, (diagnosis in key) worker described) "Dolichoderus sulcaticeps". AntWiki. Retrieved 21 May 2020
Dolichoderus_sulcaticeps
Umbrella organization representing autonomous non-corporate businesses
United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) is the national grassroots membership organization representing worker cooperatives and democratic
United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives
United_States_Federation_of_Worker_Cooperatives
1917–1922 civil war in the Russian Empire
commissar Leon Trotsky began organizing workers' militias loyal to the Bolsheviks into the Red Army. While key events occurred in Moscow and Petrograd
Russian_Revolution
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode
List_of_Key_&_Peele_episodes
Level of psychological well-being
[page needed] National Association of Social Workers, 2011 "精神保健福祉士の受験資格を取得するための養成課程" [Psychiatric Social Worker Training Course]. Japan College of Social
Mental_health
Leader of North Korea since 2011
grandfather Kim Il Sung. Kim holds the positions of general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs Commission, as
Kim_Jong_Un
Defunct neo-Nazi and white nationalist American political party
degradation, endorsing worker unions and [supporting] nationalization of key industries." Heimbach and other Traditionalist Worker Party leaders publicly
Traditionalist_Worker_Party
International labor union
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, Illinois, United
Industrial Workers of the World
Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
Amalgamated Lock, Latch and Key Smiths' Trade Society, soon renaming itself as the National Amalgamated Lock Maker and Metal Workers' Trade Society to better
National Union of Lock and Metal Workers
National_Union_of_Lock_and_Metal_Workers
weekday wedding of his former co-worker Roy. Nate N. Nickerson (Mark Proksch) is a dimwitted, but well-meaning, warehouse worker, who used to be Dwight's handyman
List of The Office (American TV series) characters
List_of_The_Office_(American_TV_series)_characters
Government ministry of Uzbekistan
systems, and material supply plans, especially for urban populations and key workers; Monitored local soviets and enterprises to prevent unauthorized spending
Ministry of Finance (Uzbekistan)
Ministry_of_Finance_(Uzbekistan)
North American labor union
The United Mine Workers of America (UMW or UMWA) is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners. Today, the Union also represents
United Mine Workers of America
United_Mine_Workers_of_America
Italian Marxist tendency
Autonomia Operaia movement. Key concepts such as the "refusal of work" and the analysis of the "mass worker" and later the "social worker" (operaio sociale) were
Operaismo
Staff member responsible for food preparation
(2010-2015) Blath of Kildare, patron saint of cooks Cook (profession) Domestic worker Personal chef Veronica Horwell. "The servant question". Le Monde Diplomatique
Cook_(domestic_worker)
Trade union in United States and Canada
The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU or Insulators) is a trade union in the United States and Canada, founded
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
International_Association_of_Heat_and_Frost_Insulators_and_Allied_Workers
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English ca ‘jackdaw’, from an unattested Old Norse ká. See also Daw.English : nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed’, ‘clumsy’.English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English keye, kaye ‘key’. Compare Care, Kear.English : topographic name for someone living on or near a quay, Middle English kay(e), Old French cay.English : from a Middle English personal name which figures in Arthurian legend. It is found in Old Welsh as Cai, Middle Welsh Kei, and is ultimately from the Latin personal name Gaius.Scottish and Irish : reduced form of McKay.French : variant of Quay, cognate with 2.Much shortened form of any of various names, mostly Eastern European, beginning with the letter K-.Variant of Danish and Frisian Kai.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Nye.Irish : reduced form of O’Ney.North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Neu. The Jewish surname may sometimes be a shortened form of a name such as Neuburger.German : habitational name from a place near Boppard.North German : nickname from Middle Low German ni(g)e, ney(g)e ‘(the) new one’.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Aarnoud (see Arnold).Dutch (de Ney) : variant of Nay 3.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Key; Opener
Male
Japanese
(1-æµ, 2-ä½³, 3-敬, 4-åœ, 5-æ…§) Japanese name KEI means 1) "blessed, lucky," 2) "excellent," 3) "respect," 4) "square jewel," or 5) "wise."
Male
Turkish
Turkish name GÖKER means "man of the sky."
Male
English
Short form of English Kenneth, KEN means both "born of fire" and "comely; finely made." Also used as a nickname for other names that begin with Ken-. Compare with another form of Ken.
Male
Japanese
(1-å¥, 2-謙, 3-ç ”) Japanese name KEN means 1) "healthy, strong" or 2) "modest," or 3) "study." Compare with another form of Ken.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Key; Opener
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Key; Love
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Kay.Irish : reduced form of McKay.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Kay.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of Aidan.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Key
Boy/Male
Bengali, English, Indian, Sindhi
Key
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Boy/Male
Indian
Key
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Scandinavian
Rejoiced; Short Form of Katherine and Other Names Beginning with K; Happy; Pure; Clear; Form of Katherine; Virginal; Keeper of the Keys; Elder Sister
Boy/Male
Muslim
Key
Male
Greek
(Κήυξ) Greek name, possibly KEYX means "kingfisher." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thessaly, the son of Eosphoros.
Boy/Male
Christian, Gaelic, Indian
The One who Opens the Lock
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Baby Fawn; Young Female Deer; Female Fawn
Girl/Female
French
Blackbird.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Protector of the Faith
Boy/Male
Tamil
Own of books
Boy/Male
Indian
Immartale Light
Boy/Male
Muslim
He was Ibn khuwaylid al-aslami
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
The Light that Never Gets off
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two villages in Wiltshire called Ogbourne, from the Old English personal name Oc(c)a + Old English burna ‘stream’, ‘creek’ (see Bourne).
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Portuguese, Swedish
Graceful and Beautiful; Easy to Love
Female
Persian/Iranian
Persian name MOJGAN means "eyelashes."
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
KEY WORKER
n.
See Key way, under Key.
n.
An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
n.
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
imp. & p. p.
of Key
n.
A key; a glossary.
n.
A latch key.
n.
A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
n.
An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.
v. t.
To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
a.
Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
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.
v. t.
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Key
a.
Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
n.
See Key, a ledge.
n.
A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as " sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
v. t.
To change the key of.
n.
A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem.
n. pl.
See Kie, Ky, and Kine.