American English pronunciation
How to pronounce keyes
IPA transcription: ['kiz]
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Verb
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identify as in botany or biology, for example
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provide with a key
“We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building”
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vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
“His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot”
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regulate the musical pitch of
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harmonize with or adjust to
“key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude”
Usage examples
- She attended Keyes High school for girls in Secunderabad.
- Krenzel played in college for The Ohio State Buckeyes.
- When Cordiano was also eliminated, Keyes supported the victorious candidate, Dalton McGuinty.
- The Alamo Bowl invited the Iowa Hawkeyes instead.
- Co-commentators include Donal Lenihan, Ralph Keyes and Tony Ward.
- Keyes worked on the revitalization of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad.
- Keyes remains active in the Kingston area.
- Toward the end of October he joined Keyes at his lodgings in London.
- Alumni include such notables as Alan Keyes.