клю́ч — meaning in English
klyuch
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English meaning
- clue noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
- key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
- radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
- source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
- spanner noun A hand tool used to grip and turn nuts and bolts (called a "wrench" in American English).
- spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
- well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
клю́ч is used for these senses in English:
- clef (music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- clue Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
- key A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- key In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- key (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- key (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- radical (linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
- source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
clue — full definition
- noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
- noun The short phrase that hints at an answer in a crossword or puzzle.
key — full definition
- noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
- noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
- noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
- noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
- noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.