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keel

keel
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keel]
    • /kil/
    • /kiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keel]
    • /kil/

Definitions of keel word

  • noun keel a red ocher stain used for marking sheep, lumber, etc.; ruddle. 1
  • idioms keel on an even keel, in a state of balance; steady; steadily: The affairs of state are seldom on an even keel for long. 1
  • verb with object keel to cool, especially by stirring. 1
  • noun keel The longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel's hull, on which the rest of the hull is built, in some vessels extended downward as a blade or ridge to increase stability. 1
  • noun keel boat: structural beam 1
  • intransitive verb keel lean precariously 1

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Origin of keel

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; 1895-1900 for def 8; Middle English kele < Old Norse kjǫlr; cognate with Old English cēol keel, ship; see keel2

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Parts of speech for Keel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

keel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

keel usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for keel

verb keel

  • capsize — If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.
  • keel over — Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
  • turn upside down — invert
  • upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
  • overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.

noun keel

  • hull — Cordell [kawr-del,, kawr-del] /ˈkɔr dɛl,, kɔrˈdɛl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1955, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1933–44; Nobel Peace Prize 1945.
  • bilge — The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat.

Antonyms for keel

verb keel

  • stabilise — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
  • stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
  • ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.

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