key seat

1 of 2

noun

: a bed or groove in a mechanical part to receive a key

keyseat

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to supply (as a mechanical part) with a key seat

a keyseated shaft

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Etymology

Transitive verb

key seat

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Rhymes for key seat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete