Turnkey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The keeper of the keys in a prison; a jailer.
  • adj. Supplied, installed, or purchased in a condition ready for immediate use, occupation, or operation: a turnkey computer system; a turnkey housing project.
  • adj. Of or relating to something supplied, installed, or purchased in this manner: a turnkey agreement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. 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)
  • n. A warder or jailer / gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.
  • v. to supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
  • n. An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a building, complex device, system, or industrial installation which is sold by a contractor only after it is ready for immediate occupation or use; fully functional and ready for use; -- used of complex systems of a type which often require preparation or installation by the user before being capable of functioning as intended.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a prison warden.
  • n. An instrument, now almost obsolete, used for extracting teeth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who guards prisoners
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lawman    law officer    peace officer    keeper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    warder    screw   
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