Keys
Tropical island chain
Keys refers to the Florida Keys, a coral archipelago extending southwest from the Florida peninsula.
The chain includes Key West, Key Largo, and dozens of smaller islands connected by the Overseas Highway: We drove down to the Keys for spring break.
The name comes from Spanish cayo, meaning small island. (Lowercase keys are devices for locks or buttons on keyboards.)
island
Water-bounded land mass
- caySmall coral island
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- fishing destinationlake, river, pond, ocean, sea
- FloridaMiami, Orlando, Tampa, Everglades, Miami Beach
- Florida CoastGulf Coast, Atlantic Coast, sandy beach, Miami Beach, Daytona Beach
- Island TravelHawaii, Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia, Greece
- Swimming Watersswimming hole, swimming holes, swimming beach, natural pool, lagoons
GEOGRAPHIC TYPE (Florida Keys sense)
Keysmainland
Principal connected territory
continent · interior · heartland · hinterland · terra firma
musical pitch system
Keysatonality
Absence of key signature
atonal music · twelve-tone · dissonance · discordance · cacophony
- car keysVehicle ignition tokens
- house keyTool unlocking your residence
- key pointsCentral ideas distilled
- key ringLoop organizing lock openers
- lock and keyPaired fastening mechanism
- key chainRing holding multiple openers
key, keyboard, keyhole, keynote, keystone, keyboards, keyholes, keycard, keynotes