Plural of key
regular plural
The plural of key is keys.
Forms of key
| Singular | key /kiː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | keys /kiːz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Keys in a sentence
- 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- So starting with ten keys of cocaine and two keys of heroin, Derrick put his plan in motion.2010, David J. Silas, Da Block, page 41
- I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.From the entry about
- I forgot my keys in and so we had to force (open) the door.From the entry force
- I would have been here on time, but a certain someone lost the car keys!From the entry certain
Meaning of key
- noun An object designed to open and close a lock or to activate or deactivate something, especially a length of metal inserted into a narrow opening on the lock to which it is matched (keyed).
- noun A card or fob that electronically signals a lock to open.
- noun A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
Questions about the plural of key
- What is the plural of key?
- The plural of key is keys.
- Is key countable?
- Key is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: key (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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