turnkey (comparative more turnkey, superlative most turnkey)
ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture)
turnkey (plural turnkeys)
(now archaic) A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.
turnkey (third-person singular simple present turnkeys, present participle turnkeying, simple past and past participle turnkeyed)
to supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use
Source: Wiktionary
Turn"key`, n.; pl. Turnkeys (.
1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
2. (Dentistry)
Definition: An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
