Index of English words, starting with "ke"

(1) - Keelhaul (v. i.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.

(1) - Keelson (n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.

(1) - Keen (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
(2) - Keen (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
(3) - Keen (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
(4) - Keen (superl.) Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
(5) - Keen (superl.) Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
(6) - Keen (superl.) Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
(7) - Keen (superl.) Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
(8) - Keen (superl.) Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

(1) - Keener (n.) A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.