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Key Hole (KH) is the designation for a series of American optical reconnaissance satellites: KH-1 Corona KH-2 Corona KH-3 Corona KH-4 Corona KH-5 Argon
Key_Hole
Minimally invasive operation within the abdominal or pelvic cavities
smaller incisions, reduced hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time. The key element is the use of a laparoscope, a long fiber optic cable system that
Laparoscopy
Insulator to keep cold air from coming under doors and windows
spring-loaded flaps also fitted to the inside. Key holes can be draught proofed with a simple proprietary key hole cover that is fitted to the inside of the
Draught_excluder
British comedy panel show (1987–2019)
Frost reveals their identity, after which they are interviewed and given a key-shaped trophy as a memento. Starting during Loyd Grossman's reign as location
Through_the_Keyhole
Motor vehicle
console, no rear sway bars, tiny wheels center caps, fuel door with a key hole (84–86), no air conditioning, non split rear bench seat and a very basic
Toyota_AE86
Type of American spy satellite
CRYSTAL, then Evolved Enhanced CRYSTAL System, and codenamed 1010 and Key Hole) is a type of reconnaissance satellite first launched by the American National
KH-11_KENNEN
Process of opening a safe without either the combination or the key
"scoping the change key hole." The safecracker will drill a hole allowing him to get his scope into a position to observe the change key hole. While spinning
Safe-cracking
Attachment System
accessories with the suffix "Mod" meaning modular, and "Key" being a reference to the key-hole profile of the mounting slots[citation needed]. VLTOR Weapon
KeyMod
Community in Montserrado County, Liberia
Key & Death Hole is a community in the township of Congo Town, Greater Monrovia District, Liberia. The community is located on the eastern, i.e. Old Road
Key_&_Death_Hole
Attraction on the island of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys
The Blue Hole is an attraction on the island of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. It is an abandoned rock quarry that was used for nearby road fills and
Blue_Hole_(Big_Pine_Key)
Topics referred to by the same term
thermodynamics Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, a phenomenon of fluid mechanics Key Hole (KH), series of imaging satellites used by various United States agencies
KH
Welding process
welding is used to make both key hole and non-key hole types of welds. Making a non-key-hole weld: The process can make non-key-hole welds on work pieces having
Plasma_arc_welding
Megalithic tombs in Japan
Japan. Originally consisting of more than 100 tombs, fewer than 50% of the key-hole, round, and rectangular tombs remain. The Daisenryo Kofun (大仙陵古墳, Daisenryō
Mozu_Kofun_Group
Russian artist and designer (1891–1956)
as if one examined it in the round rather than looked through the same key-hole again and again." He is also known for developing the early corporate identity
Alexander_Rodchenko
KeyHoleTV is an online television portal that links to Japanese television channels, radio stations, and user-made channels. KeyHoleTV only has a narrow
KeyHoleTV
Architectural aperture for firing guns through
discharging firearms and for observation. Often a steel plate was used with a "key hole", which had a rotating piece to cover the loophole when not in use. Major
Loophole_(firearm)
Catheter-based treatment of structural heart diseases
balloons through a small hole made in a major artery, which has given it the name "pin-hole surgery" (as opposed to "key-hole surgery"). Angioplasty is
Interventional_cardiology
Series of United States reconnaissance satellites
Gambit-3) was a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites of the "Key Hole" (KH) series used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984, and
KH-8_Gambit_3
Medical instrument
contained within the body of the endoscope itself. This was the beginning of "key-hole surgery" as we know it today. There were physical limits to the image quality
Endoscope
Largest type of black hole
A supermassive black hole (SMBH or sometimes SBH) is the largest type of black hole, with its mass being on the order of hundreds of thousands, or millions
Supermassive_black_hole
Maltese-British academic and surgeon
development and clinical implementation of minimal access surgery, also known as key-hole surgery. He has been Professor of Surgery at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Alfred_Cuschieri
American mechanical engineer (1821–1868)
detached from its key-bits, thus leaving a space between the head and the key-hole, making it virtually impossible to be picked. When the key is withdrawn
Linus_Yale_Jr.
(mainly children and teens) are making prophecy by pouring candle wax by key hole to water and guessing what the wax shape means Miners' Day on 4 December
Public_holidays_in_Poland
Musical instrument
of diatonic harmonica, with ten holes which offer the player 19 notes (10 holes times a draw and a blow for each hole minus one repeated note) in a three-octave
Richter-tuned_harmonica
Topics referred to by the same term
for the Carina Nebula Key Hole (KH), a series of imaging satellites The KH-11 KENNEN reconnaissance satellite, codenamed Key Hole This disambiguation page
Keyhole_(disambiguation)
Abrahamic shrine near Selçuk, Turkey
John Paul II, and Benedict XVI. On the way to the shrine, visitors pass a key hole-shaped baptismal pool, larger than the one located at the basilica in Ephesus
House_of_the_Virgin_Mary
English television presenter
Who's Doing the Dishes? (2015) Celebrity First Dates (2015) Through the Key Hole (2015, 2017) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2017) 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Anthea_Turner
Opening in the body of a wind instrument
such as a trill hole or register hole. A tone hole is, "in wind instruments[,] a hole that may be stopped by the finger, or a key, to change the pitch
Tone_hole
Revolver cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson
destruction of this load was terrific... Every shot showed evidence of key-holing after the first half of the penetration had been accomplished." Shideler
.38_Special
Surgical removal of part of the iris
the iris extending from the pupillary margin to the root of the iris. A key-hole pupil is left by the removal of a wedge-shaped section of iris. A stenopeic
Iridectomy
1999 American television film by Rob Marshall
she has from her biological family are half a heart-shaped locket with a key hole and a note from her parents, which promises they would come back for her
Annie_(1999_film)
American reconnaissance satellites (1959–1972)
were designated KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4, KH-4A and KH-4B. KH stood for "Key Hole" or "Keyhole" (Code number 1010), with the name being an analogy to the
CORONA_(satellite)
Golf tournament
field at the turn, May and Woods both shot 31 (−5) on the back nine. A key hole was the par four 15th. Holding a one-shot lead, May hit his approach shot
2000_PGA_Championship
Family of launch vehicles used in U.S. Air Force and space programs (1959–2005)
Titan IIIC, without a Transtage, that was used to place members of the Key Hole series of reconnaissance satellites into polar low Earth orbits.[citation
Titan_(rocket_family)
Water-based sport
must bring their heads up at the completion of each cycle. In addition, a key hole pull in the breaststroke start and turns has been added to help speed up
Swimming_(sport)
Hypothetical quantum cosmological effect
Hawking radiation is released outside a black hole's event horizon due to quantum effects according to a model developed by Stephen Hawking in 1974. This
Hawking_radiation
Series of semi-automatic pistols
circular plate with two holes in it (in the police version of the pistols there is a handcuff key hole instead of the two small holes). It has two positions:
Steyr_M
Type of harmonica
air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed-plate desired. When the button is not pressed, a diatonic major scale of the key of the harmonica
Chromatic_harmonica
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
hotel. The building is a good example of an Edwardian pub having unusual key hole form windows and pictorial leadlight glazing. The dominant architectural
Grand_Western_Lodge
Black hole which possesses angular momentum
black holes are key to the "Swan Song" project by Joe Davis. They are also a key element in the 2014 film Interstellar. Black hole bomb Black hole spin
Rotating_black_hole
Canadian musician, artist and actor
Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 2, 2017. "Through the Key Hole". Terrorizer. No. 95. December 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2017. Adams, Gregory
Nivek_Ogre
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: A part of a keyed joint used to connect a rotating machine element to a shaft; see key (engineering) A keyhole, a hole or aperture (as in a door
Keyway
Indian surgeon
Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2017. "Key hole surgeries remove chest tumour". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January
Arvind_Kumar_(surgeon)
Hiding place for Catholic priests in England or Wales
A priest hole is a hiding place for a priest built in England or Wales during the period when Catholics were persecuted by law. Following the accession
Priest_hole
Club-and-ball sport
different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 9 or 18 holes, regions of terrain that each contain a cup, the hole that receives the
Golf
Key for higher notes on woodwind instruments
positioned above the left thumb hole and is operated by the left thumb. The same key used in combination with the left first finger key which produces the written
Register_key
USMC deep reconnaissance unit
emerged during the Vietnam War: Key Hole (deep reconnaissance) and Sting Ray (direct action).[citation needed] Key Hole patrols were designed purely around
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance
Castle in Scotland
out in part to the Courtyard building, Four "cannon loops of an inverted key hole type," dating from the early part of the 16th century, were discovered
Foulis_Castle
Driver for hexagonal socketed bolts or screws
held by the key while it is inserted into its hole. The torque applied to the screw is constrained by the length and thickness of the key. The tool is
Hex_key
Hospital in England, UK
accident & emergency department and offers services such as orthopaedics, key hole surgery, stroke care and cancer services. "North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple"
North_Devon_District_Hospital
Lidar systems, Reagent photometers and space/airborne rangers. Optical Key Hole. "Interview with Dr. Jeff Perkins." Interview. 3 January 2012. Retrieved
Avo_Photonics
1994 British comedy horror film
sound like Max's son and talk Max's wife while looking at her through a key hole, he is then seen dragging the child's body away and telling the audience
Funny_Man_(film)
Four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
traditional pin placements, and punitive use of ponds and creeks on several key holes on the back nine (which the club calls the "second nine").[citation needed]
Men's major golf championships
Men's_major_golf_championships
Topics referred to by the same term
several US reconnaissance satellite programmes; a continuation of the Key Hole series which officially ended at KH-11: Misty (classified project) Enhanced
KH-13
Physical restraint worn by prisoners
with a metallic slider and are placed over the handcuffs so that the key holes are hidden by the box. On the one hand, the security cover prevents the
Belly_chain_(restraint)
Indian urologist
Ultra-Mini PCNL which involves kidney stone removal by a minimally invasive key-hole technique which reduces the blood loss, pain, and hospitalization for a
Janak_Desai
Medical procedure
telescope (the nephroscope) into the kidney's drainage tubes through a key-hole puncture in the skin, letting them see, break up and take out stones that
Nephroscopy
American family of spy satellites
KH-9 (BYEMAN codename HEXAGON), commonly known as Big Bird or KeyHole-9, was a series of photographic reconnaissance satellites launched by the United
KH-9_Hexagon
Double-reed woodwind instrument
facilitated by closing the distance between the widely spaced holes with a complex system of key work, which extends throughout nearly the entire length of
Bassoon
1967 song by the Beatles
"Fixing a Hole" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written by Paul McCartney
Fixing_a_Hole
Dark ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland
as "Through the Key Hole" on the attraction's original poster), a sixteen-foot-tall chamber set within the depths of the rabbit hole, where in the film
Alice in Wonderland (Disneyland attraction)
Alice_in_Wonderland_(Disneyland_attraction)
Clarinet keywork system developed circa 1840
Ring keys virtually eliminated the problems of cross-fingerings. These rings surround the tone holes so that when a finger covers the tone hole it also
Boehm_system_(clarinet)
Airport in Khorol, Primorsky Krai
Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment. It was reported in a CIA Key Hole report of April 1968. The regiment was disbanded in 1993. The 169th Guards
Khorol_Airfield
American reconnaissance satellite program
spaceflight. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0-471-05649-9. Several launches with Key Hole designations, including KH-11, KH-12, and KH-13, have taken place since
Enhanced_Imaging_System
Transverse woodwind instrument
embouchure hole across which air is blown, and the two body pieces (upper and lower) each contain three equally sized finger holes. There is one key on the
Western_concert_flute
was also difficult to tell what shape the key should have by mere inspection inside the key-hole. The keys for the Kromer protector lock were designed
Protector_lock
Canyon in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
Forest – Keyhole Sink Trail". Retrieved 2014-02-14. "Petroglyph Book – Key Hole Sink". Claude M. Shawbell III. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22
Keyhole_Sink
2001 British film by Nick Hamm
The Hole is a 2001 British psychological thriller film directed by Nick Hamm, based on the 1993 novel After the Hole by Guy Burt. The film stars Thora
The_Hole_(2001_film)
Socket wrench used to tune string instruments
and thus avoid bending the pin and widening the wooden hole that holds the tuning pin. Drum key, a similar tool used for tuning drums and adjusting drum
Tuning_wrench
Children's book by Dr. Seuss
which is that the door cannot be opened due to a Key-Slapping Slippard that recently nested in the key hole, preventing anyone from getting into the city
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
I_Had_Trouble_in_Getting_to_Solla_Sollew
British veterinary scientist
animal wildlife into the undergraduate curriculum. She was present for the key hole surgery that took place on a giraffe in 2004. On the merit of her clinical
Anna Meredith (veterinary surgeon)
Anna_Meredith_(veterinary_surgeon)
Galaxy cluster in the constellation Phoenix
accreting black holes hosted by disc galaxies of about 50 billion M☉. In 2025, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed a key missing link in
Phoenix_Cluster
Mechanical or electronic fastening device
and key. When the key was inserted, pins within the fixture were lifted out of drilled holes within the bolt, allowing it to move. When the key was removed
Lock_and_key
Feature of certain models of concert flutes
gizmo key is a key commonly found on the B foot joint of certain models of flute. It closes the low B tone hole without closing the low C tone hole or the
Gizmo_key
English Anglican theologian (1921–2011)
side of the door. I had regularly struggled to say my prayers through the key-hole. I had even pushed pennies under the door in a vain attempt to pacify him
John_Stott
English designed yachts
sliding hatch above the companionway as did the timber models but had a "key-hole" entry (semi-elliptical shaped cabin top above companionway). Above sat
Top_Hat_25
Species of orchid
and a spur protrudes from the back of the flower with a triangular or key-hole shaped opening. It can be found growing in moist meadows, marshes, and
Platanthera_cristata
1998 studio album by Hole
Celebrity Skin is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, released on September 8, 1998, in the United States on DGC Records and internationally
Celebrity_Skin
Style of sword of the British Army
known as the 'pipe-back' design, a cross-section sometimes referred to as 'key-hole' shape in Victorian sources. This consisted of a flat, un-fullered, single
Gothic hilted British infantry swords
Gothic_hilted_British_infantry_swords
American chemist (born 1956)
emission with high durability across the visible spectrum, as well as key hole transporting materials useful for providing confinement of excited states
Steven_Van_Slyke
American Chicago blues musician (1921–1979)
Street. In 1961, Lee Jackson had "Please Baby" / "Juanita" released on Key Hole Records. His own recordings were not successful and he then used his association
Lee_Jackson_(blues_musician)
Semi-automatic pistol
rifling was increased to 1:11 to better stabilize bullets and reduce key-holing. KelTec also offers an extended 5" threaded barrel for the PMR-30 with
KelTec_PMR-30
2009 single by Super Junior
starts off with an experimental scene, a woman's eye peeping through a key hole. She then pulls up her skirt, exposing her legs, and Super Junior member
Sorry, Sorry (Super Junior song)
Sorry,_Sorry_(Super_Junior_song)
Machine element used to connect a rotating element to a shaft
hub and shaft, with a metal dowel pin serving as the key. If the hole and key are tapered, the key is referred to as a Dutch pin, which is driven in and
Key_(engineering)
Puzzle of disappearance of information in a black hole
The black hole information paradox is an unsolved problem in physics and a paradox that appears when the predictions of quantum mechanics and general relativity
Black hole information paradox
Black_hole_information_paradox
1923 film
Hell's Hole is a lost 1923 American silent Western film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Bernard McConville. The film stars Buck Jones, Maurice
Hell's_Hole
Type of Lock mechanism using spring-loaded pins that align at shear line
the plug. These holes contain key pins of various lengths, which are rounded to permit the key to slide over them easily. Above each key pin is one or more
Pin_tumbler_lock
Mechanical fastener
bearing, as a type of key to fasten one shaft to another, or to precisely fasten flat faces of mating parts together through symmetric hole locations. There
Spring_pin
Coral cay archipelago in Florida, United States
debris becomes acidic and dissolves holes in the limestone, where soil accumulates and trees root. The Florida Keys have distinctive plant and animals
Florida_Keys
2020 teen romantic drama movie directed by Brett Haley
sometimes disappears for days. One day, while they are swimming at the Blue Hole, Finch disappears under the water. By the time he resurfaces, Violet is distraught
All_the_Bright_Places_(film)
Nature reserve in Somerset, England
The impact of this is still obvious today with a Lime Kiln, distinctive key hole shaped quarry, spoil heaps (tailings), access tracks and paths still clearly
Bishopswood_Meadows
2007 single by the Used
version of the video; it only has a brief moment at the start through the key hole and then cuts out the sequence with Bert being stabbed in the wrist and
The_Bird_and_the_Worm
City in Kantō, Japan
one of the largest round burial mounds in Japan. At Shogunyama Kofun, a key-hole shaped 91 metres (299 ft) long burial mound that is square at the head
Gyōda
Unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Twin Cascade, Crystal Spray, Queen of the Canon, Souvenir Falls, The Key Hole, The Stairway, Naiad's Bath, Upper Falls and Grotto Falls. Cascade canon
Cascade,_Colorado
Protrusion of abdominal contents through the femoral canal
hernias often need emergency surgery. Some surgeons choose to perform "key-hole" or laparoscopic surgery (also called minimally invasive surgery) rather
Femoral_hernia
Flemish painter (1640–1675)
and other treasures are visible. The door has real hinges and a key hole with a key and could in fact be opened. Once opened, the objects depicted in
Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts
Cornelis_Norbertus_Gijsbrechts
Musical instrument
xiao in other less common keys are also available, most commonly in the key of F. More traditional xiao have six finger holes, while most modern ones have
Xiao_(flute)
Canadian industrial band
"VCD Compilation". Sonic Seducer. No. 50. September 2002. "Through the Key Hole". Terrorizer. No. 95. December 2001. Archived from the original on 8 March
Skinny_Puppy
Prediction method in molecular modeling
up the "lock" (where on the surface of the lock is the key hole, which direction to turn the key after it is inserted, etc.). Here, the protein can be
Docking_(molecular)
Surf break in Java, Indonesia
can also barrel on occasion. This is also where surfers can find the 'key-hole' which is a section of the reef that allows a more forgivable paddle out
G-Land
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
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.
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.
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
Gaelic
Son of Aidan.
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."
Boy/Male
Arabic
Key; Opener
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Kay.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Key; Opener
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
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.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name GÖKER means "man of the sky."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Key; Love
Boy/Male
Bengali, English, Indian, Sindhi
Key
Boy/Male
Christian, Gaelic, Indian
The One who Opens the Lock
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
Indian
Key
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Kay.Irish : reduced form of McKay.
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
Muslim/Islamic
Key
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Bird; Pure
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Conqueror of Life
Boy/Male
Indian
God of Death
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Sand
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
King of Gold; Joy; King of Wealth
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Firmly Fixed
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
Heartfelt
Girl/Female
Hindu
A box
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Decorated
Boy/Male
Arabic, Modern
Honest; Bright
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
KEY HOLE
v. t.
To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
n.
See Key, a ledge.
n.
An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.
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.
n.
A latch key.
n.
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
n. pl.
See Kie, Ky, and Kine.
n.
See Key way, under Key.
a.
Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of 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.
a.
Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
imp. & p. p.
of Key
v. t.
To change the key of.
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.
n.
A key; a glossary.
n.
A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
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.