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2. nucleus, core, center, soul, heart, vital part; marrow, pith, gist, substance, essence, sum and substance, essential part, quiddity, fundamental, Law. gravamen; inner core, quintessence, heart of the matter, Inf. nub, Inf. nitty-gritty, Inf brass tacks.
3. bit, morsel, jot, iota, ounce; fraction, fragment, trace, touch. ketchup, n. sauce, condiment, seasoning, relish, kettle, n. 1. pot, stewpot, cauldron, boiler, pan, saucepan, stewpan; vat, tub, crucible; teakettle, coffeepot.
2. kettledrum, timpani, tympanum, percussion instrument, drum. key¹, n. 1. opener, latchkey; skeleton key, passkey.
2. means, expedient, agent, device, instrument; path, way, passageway, access.
3. index, catalog, directory, guide, Obs. table of contents; manual, code book, answer book, solution book; legend, table, code; gloss, note, annotation, word of explanation, explication, exposition, clarification, resolution, description, illustration.
4. tone, pitch, Music, timbre, tonality, tone color; scale, mode; inflection, modulation; mood, humor, vein, style, character, spirit.
5. cotter, pin, linchpin, dowel, bolt, fastener, fastening; wedge, plug, quoin, cornerstone.
6. degree, intensity, magnitude, strength, shade.
7. wrest, wrench, lever, tool, contrivance.
-adj. 8. important, essential, of the essence, fundamental, main, leading, principal, cardinal, chief, major.
key², n. cay, low island, reef.
keynote, n. 1. Music, tonic, leading note.
2. gist, theme, main idea, salient point, cardinal point; center, heart, core, nucleus; substance, essence, quiddity, sum and substance, pith, marrow.
3. policy line, platform, stand, standing, position.
-v. 4. announce, introduce, promulgate, proclaim; speak, declaim, harangue; set the tone, lead the bandwagon, start the proceedings, Inf. get the show on the road. keystone, n. cornerstone, quoin, linchpin, crux; foundation, base, bed, ground, groundwork, footing, support; root, source, mainspring, spring, motive; principle, reason, basis, why. khaki, n. 1. khakis uniform; chinos, jeans.
-adj. 2. yellowish-brown, brownish-yellow, mustard-colored, clay-colored, dun, grayish-brown, tan, sienna, earth-colored, mud-colored, brownish, brown, umber. kibosh, n. 1. Informal, nonsense, balderdash, ma-larkey, SI. baloney, poppycock, Inf. flapdoodle.
2. Informal, put the kibosh on check, curb, nip in the bud, cut short or off, stop; squelch, quell, put down, quash, suppress, repress; contain, put the lid on, sit on or sit down on, crack down on, clamp down on, tighten up on. kick, v. 1. SI. boot, Obs. foot, kick away; Football. punt, drop-kick, place-kick; (all of the foot) strike, hit, tap; propel, push, shove.
2. recoil, backlash, react; spring back, rebound, resile, bounce back, snap back; kick back, fly back, return, come back.
3. Informal, resist, oppose, recalcitrate, protest, remonstrate, object; complain, moan, groan, grumble, grouch, Inf. grouse, SI. beef, Inf. gripe, SI. bitch.
4. kick around Slang, a. abuse, misuse, maltreat, mistreat, treat badly, walk all over, push around, b. discuss, talk over, debate, moot, bandy words, SI.