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key ring

n.
A small usually metal ring on which one or more keys can be threaded.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

key ring

(ˈkiːˌrɪŋ) or

keyring

n
a metal ring, sometimes with a novelty attached, used for keeping keys together
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

key′ ring`


n.
a ring, usu. metal, for holding keys.
[1885–90]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.key ring - a circular ring of metal for holding keyskey ring - a circular ring of metal for holding keys
hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
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Translations

key ring

n → portachiavi m inv
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