key word

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noun secret word given for entry

noun. name, label, mark

noun. secret word given for entry

also key-word, 1807, from key (n.1) + word (n.). Originally in reference to codes and ciphers.

The letter "a" is then brought under "E," which is the second letter of the key word.

We had a good time in this chapter on Obedience, which is the key word.

It is the safest sort of a cipher if the key word is carefully guarded.

And now this man—the ringleader who keeps the key word buried in secrecy—has the temerity to ask an audience with you.

That will give you a series of numbers which it is impossible to decipher unless you know the key word.

He didn't like Starret staying there—a key word or a familiar face sometimes triggers the memory.

Take any key word, phrase, or sentence desired; for example, "A discovery."

This would be the first letter of the cipher message if the key word were Darrel, and the message like our suggested one.

In this type of question, the teacher formulates the answer and leaves only the key word for the pupil to supply.

To point the student at once to the key word, italicized and bracketed words are here included in the count.