keyboard B1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈki.bɔɹd/ UK /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ See IPA manual Freq #8839 Meanings 1 noun The set of keys you press to type on a computer or typewriter. I bought a new keyboard for my laptop. 2 noun A musical instrument with keys, like a piano or electronic organ. She plays the keyboard in a local band. 3 verb To type information using a computer keyboard. Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a musical instrument with... synthesizerelectronic keyboard Word family Forms keyboardedkeyboardingkeyboards Derived forms keyboardablekeyboarderkeyboardfulkeyboardismkeyboarditiskeyboardlesskeyboardlikekeytarkezboardmultikeyboardnonkeyboardrekeyboard Related forms keykeypadkeys Common collocations keyboard instrument Noun + noun Etymology AI details From key + board. Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # keyboard **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈki.bɔɹd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ **Frequency rank:** 8839 ## Meanings 1. The set of keys you press to type on a computer or typewriter. 2. A musical instrument with keys, like a piano or electronic organ. 3. To type information using a computer keyboard. ## Examples - I bought a new keyboard for my laptop. - She plays the keyboard in a local band. - Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most. ## Derived Forms - keyboardable - keyboarder - keyboardful - keyboardism - keyboarditis - keyboardless - keyboardlike - keytar - kezboard - multikeyboard - nonkeyboard - rekeyboard ## Related Forms - key - keypad - keys ## Etymology From key + board. ## AI Etymology Keyboard comes from key + board. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown