key

key
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. answer, solution, codebook, decipherment; pitch, tonality, register; cay. See sound, opening, interpretation, music, cause, color, instrumentality.
- keyed up
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. essential, important, chief, pivotal; see fundamental 1 , principal .
n.
1. [Instrument to open a lock]
Syn. latchkey, opener, master key, passkey, skeleton key, passe-partout (French).
2. [A means of solution]
Syn. answer, explanation, solution, clue, index, pointer, pivot, hinge, crux, fulcrum, lever, nexus, core, root, taproot, nucleus, earmark, marker, symptom, sign, brand, cipher, code, indicator, blueprint, signboard, tip-off*; see also answer 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. solution answer, clue.
2. guide manual, code.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A means or method of entering into or achieving something desirable: formula, route, secret. Informal: ticket. See MEANS. II adjective 1. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top. See IMPORTANT. 2. Dominant in importance or influence: central, pivotal. See IMPORTANT.

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