Keyed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| keyed - fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed" | ||
| keyed - set to a key or tone | ||
Verb |
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| key - regulate the musical pitch of | ||
| key - vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" | ||
| key - provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" | ||
| key - harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" | ||
| key - identify as in botany or biology, for example |
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| 1. | adj. | A keyed instrument. | |
| 2. | adj. | The locks have not yet been keyed. | |
| 3. | adj. | Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that a key eyewitness in the trial of Saddam Hussein for a 1982 massacre at Dujail has died. | |
| 4. | adj. | Also several days before the elections Pakistan closed the border crossing point at Chaman in Baluchistan which is a key entry point for the Taliban into Afghanistan. | |
| 5. | adj. | With President Karzai certain to win the elections and the demotion of key former Northern Alliance figures such as General Fahim and warlord Ismail Khan, there is now little reason for moderate Taliban leaders to fear reprisals from former Northern Alliance figures if they return home. | |
| 6. | adj. | It is now abundantly clear that with the rapidly changing face of Afghanistan, the demise of key Northern Alliance figures and the fluid political situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan should reconsider its policy of giving unlimited sanctuary to Taliban extremists living on Pakistani soil. | |
| 7. | adj. | The history of alcoholism and possibly other drug use is a key issue because it not only speaks to Bush's character as an addictive personality, but may tell us something about his erratic and alarming actions as president. | |
| 8. | adj. | A key question is how they acquired the anthrax strain first isolated by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab in 1980. | |
| 9. | adj. | Al Qaeda's regional operative, Hambali, who was at a key January 2000 meeting and supervised Sufaat, has been captured. | |
| 10. | adj. | Former Russian bioweaponeer Ken Alibek has said that a key Russian scientist assisted Iraq and that Russia had the Ames strain. | |
| 11. | adj. | Two bombs were also sent to Leavenworth, where a key WTC 1993 defendant was imprisoned, addressed to "Parole Officer." | |
| 12. | adj. | With regard to a global message, I think that one of the key points around fundamental operating standards are that they are intended to be global in nature, applied to every commodity and every location where we engage in trading activities. | |
| 13. | adj. | HR, intended to be a key user of this tool, will not use BackWeb because survey responses cannot be made anonymous. | |
| 14. | adj. | We are thinking of adding a Patent Pending message to key EnronOnline pages (like the homepage). | |
| 15. | adj. | The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. | |
| 16. | verb | The factory is keyed to produce men's wear. | |
| 17. | verb | I was keyed up over her impending operation. | |
| 18. | verb | I'm absolutely livid. Somebody's keyed my car. | |
| 19. | verb | Someone keyed the whole left side of my car! | |
| 20. | verb | The lyrics are intentionally keyed in to the onscreen action at times. | |
| 21. | verb | Sami's front door was keyed. | |
| 22. | verb | She keyed my car all over. | |
| 23. | verb | Tom's car got keyed. | |
| 24. | verb | Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude. | |
| 25. | verb | The Prime Minister appointed them to key Cabinet posts. | |
| 26. | verb | I don't know which key to use. | |
| 27. | verb | You cannot key in numbers because the NumLock LED is off. | |
| 28. | verb | When did you lose your car key? | |
| 29. | verb | Did you lose your car key? | |
| 30. | noun | He hit a jump shot from the top of the key. | |
| 31. | noun | He spoke in a low key. | |
| 32. | noun | The key to development is economic integration. | |
| 33. | noun | Some students had stolen the key to the final exam. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| A keyed instrument. |
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| The locks have not yet been keyed. |
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| Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that a key eyewitness in the trial of Saddam Hussein for a 1982 massacre at Dujail has died. |
|
| Also several days before the elections Pakistan closed the border crossing point at Chaman in Baluchistan which is a key entry point for the Taliban into Afghanistan. |
|
| With President Karzai certain to win the elections and the demotion of key former Northern Alliance figures such as General Fahim and warlord Ismail Khan, there is now little reason for moderate Taliban leaders to fear reprisals from former Northern Alliance figures if they return home. |
|
| It is now abundantly clear that with the rapidly changing face of Afghanistan, the demise of key Northern Alliance figures and the fluid political situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan should reconsider its policy of giving unlimited sanctuary to Taliban extremists living on Pakistani soil. |
|
| The history of alcoholism and possibly other drug use is a key issue because it not only speaks to Bush's character as an addictive personality, but may tell us something about his erratic and alarming actions as president. |
|
| A key question is how they acquired the anthrax strain first isolated by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab in 1980. |
|
| Al Qaeda's regional operative, Hambali, who was at a key January 2000 meeting and supervised Sufaat, has been captured. |
|
| Former Russian bioweaponeer Ken Alibek has said that a key Russian scientist assisted Iraq and that Russia had the Ames strain. |
|
| Two bombs were also sent to Leavenworth, where a key WTC 1993 defendant was imprisoned, addressed to "Parole Officer." |
|
| With regard to a global message, I think that one of the key points around fundamental operating standards are that they are intended to be global in nature, applied to every commodity and every location where we engage in trading activities. |
|
| HR, intended to be a key user of this tool, will not use BackWeb because survey responses cannot be made anonymous. |
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| We are thinking of adding a Patent Pending message to key EnronOnline pages (like the homepage). |
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| The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. | |
| verb | |
| The factory is keyed to produce men's wear. | |
| I was keyed up over her impending operation. | |
| I'm absolutely livid. Somebody's keyed my car. | |
| Someone keyed the whole left side of my car! | |
| The lyrics are intentionally keyed in to the onscreen action at times. | |
| Sami's front door was keyed. | |
| She keyed my car all over. | |
| Tom's car got keyed. | |
| Key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude. |
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| The Prime Minister appointed them to key Cabinet posts. | |
| I don't know which key to use. | |
| You cannot key in numbers because the NumLock LED is off. | |
| When did you lose your car key? | |
| Did you lose your car key? | |
| noun | |
| He hit a jump shot from the top of the key. |
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| He spoke in a low key. |
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| The key to development is economic integration. |
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| Some students had stolen the key to the final exam. |
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