# keys

Pronunciation: say "KEEZ" /kiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of key. — plural of key
   - Simple: Plural of key. Use this form when you mean more than one key.
   - _He jangled his keys while searching for the right one._
   - _All the office keys were collected at the end of the day._
3. A keyboard instrument, such as a piano, organ, or synthesizer, especially one played in a band or group.
   - Simple: A musical keyboard, such as a piano, organ, or electronic synth played in a band.
   - _She handles keys and backing vocals on the new record._
   - _The band's sound leans on warm, vintage keys from the seventies._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of key. — third-person singular simple present indicative of key
   - Simple: The form of key used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The receptionist keys every appointment into the shared calendar._
   - _He keys the access code and the gate swings open._

## Other meanings

- (phrase) A respelling of the abusive online message 'kys', meaning 'kill yourself', used to slip past automated content filters.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/keys (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).