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provide vs key

key vs provide

provide is not a noun while key is a noun.

provide is not an adjective while key is an adjective.

provide and key both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
key Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, key is a hyponym of provide; that is, key is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
  • key: provide with a key
provide (noun) key (noun)
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
pitch of the voice
something crucial for explaining
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
a list of answers to a test
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
a kilogram of a narcotic drug
provide (adjective) key (adjective)
serving as an essential component
provide (verb) key (verb)
take measures in preparation for harmonize with or adjust to
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation regulate the musical pitch of
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance identify as in botany or biology, for example
give something useful or necessary to vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
supply means of subsistence; earn a living provide with a key
mount or put up
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Difference between provide and key

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