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1keyed up — adj [not before noun] worried or excited keyed up with/about/at ▪ Travis was keyed up at the thought of seeing Rosie again …
2Keyed — (k[=e]d), a. Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune. [1913 Webster] {Keyed bugle}. See {Kent bugle}. [1913 Webster] …
3Keyed bugle — Keyed Keyed (k[=e]d), a. Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune. [1913 Webster] {Keyed bugle}. See {Kent bugle}. [1913 Webster] …
4keyed — [kēd] adj. 1. having keys, as some musical instruments 2. reinforced with a key or keystone 3. pitched in a specific key 4. adjusted so as to conform [a speech keyed to the mood of the voters] …
5Keyed trumpet — www.thekeyedtrumpet.co.uk [http://www.thekeyedtrumpet.co.uk] The keyed trumpet is a brass instrument that, contrary to the traditional valved trumpet, uses keys. The keyed trumpet is rarely seen in modern performances, but was relatively common… …
6keyed — Ⅰ. key [1] ► NOUN (pl. keys) 1) a small piece of shaped metal which is inserted into a lock and rotated to open or close it. 2) an instrument for grasping and turning a screw, peg, or nut. 3) a lever depressed by the finger in playing an… …
7keyed — adjective 1. fitted with or secured by a key a keyed instrument the locks have not yet been keyed • Ant: ↑keyless 2. set to a key or tone • Similar to: ↑tonal …
8keyed bugle — noun : key bugle * * * keyˈbugle or keyed bugle noun A bugle with keys, having a chromatic scale of two octaves • • • Main Entry: ↑key keyed bugle see ↑keybugle • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
9keyed — /keed/, adj. 1. fitted with keys. 2. fastened or secured by a key. 3. Music. pitched in a specific key. 4. reinforced by a keystone. 5. coordinated, as with a basic color or idea; harmonized (sometimes used in combination): color keyed carpeting …
10keyed up — Synonyms and related words: agog, anxious, apprehensive, aquiver, aroused, atingle, atwitter, bursting, carried away, ebullient, effervescent, excited, exhilarated, fired, high, hopped up, impassioned, in suspense, inflamed, keyed up, lathered up …
