Keys vs. Islands

A notched and grooved, usually metal implement that is turned to open or close a lock.

Abbr. Isl. or Is. or I. A landmass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

A similar implement or an electronic device used for opening, winding, or starting something

An unattached kitchen counter providing easy access from all sides.

A device, such as a wedge or pin, inserted to lock together mechanical or structural parts.

A raised curbed area, often used to delineate rows of parking spaces or lanes of traffic.

A keycard.

The superstructure of a ship, especially an aircraft carrier.

A determining factor in accomplishing or achieving something

(Anatomy) A cluster of cells differing in structure or function from the cells constituting the surrounding tissue.

Something that provides access to or understanding of something else

To make into or as if into an island; insulate

A set of answers to a test.

plural of island

A table, gloss, or cipher containing correspondences, as for decoding or interpreting something.

en-third-person singular of island

(Computers) A number used by a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data.

(Architecture) The keystone in the crown of an arch.

A button or lever that is depressed to operate a machine.

A button that is depressed to cause a corresponding character or function to be typed or executed by a typewriter or to be accepted as input by a computer.

(Music) A button or lever that is depressed with the finger to produce or modulate the sound of an instrument, such as a clarinet or piano.

A tonal system consisting of seven tones in fixed relationship to a tonic, having a characteristic key signature and being the structural foundation of the bulk of Western music; tonality.

The principal tonality of a work

The pitch of a voice or other sound.

A characteristic tone or level of intensity, as of a speech or sales campaign. Often used in combination

(Botany) A samara.

An outline of the distinguishing characteristics of a group of organisms, used as a guide in taxonomic identification.

(Basketball) An area at each end of the court between the baseline and the foul line and including the jump-ball circle at the foul line

The act of replacing portions of a video or photograph containing a preselected color with material from a separate image, as by chroma key.

A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay.

A kilogram of marijuana, cocaine, or heroin.

Of crucial importance; significant

To lock with a key.

To be the determining or crucial factor in

(Architecture) To furnish (an arch) with a keystone.

(Music) To regulate the pitch of.

To bring into harmony; adjust or adapt

To cause to pay attention to

To supply with a key of correspondences or with corresponding references

To operate (a device), as for typesetting, by means of a keyboard.

To enter (data) into a computer by means of a keyboard.

To identify (a biological specimen).

To vandalize or mar by scratching with a key

To produce, replace, or include by chroma key.

To pay close attention; focus

(Sports) To watch or cover an opposing player closely in an effort to limit the player's effectiveness. Used with on

To replace portions of a video or photograph containing a preselected color with material from a separate image, as by chroma key.

plural of key