Definitions

keys

NOUN

item that unlocks

Synonyms

STRONG

latchkey opener passkey screw skeleton

Antonyms

WEAK

lock question

NOUN

answer, solution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blueprint clue code core guide indicator means passport password sign ticket

STRONG

brand cipher crux cue earmark explanation fulcrum hinge index interpretation lead lever marker nexus nucleus pivot pointer root symptom translation

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

lock question

Example Sentences

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But isn’t this like providing investors the keys to the Purdey gun locker to blow themselves up?

From Barron's

But when the organist touched the keys, we scarcely noticed—and when he played Bach, not at all.

From Literature

“The next thing you know, the banker’s coming, saying, ‘I need the keys,’” she revealed.

From MarketWatch

Then she crashed down on the keys with ‘Goodnight Down Here, Good Morning Up There’.

From Literature

I couldn’t tell what displeased her more: the loud, jazzy tune, or the dropped notes from the broken or out-of-tune keys.

From Literature