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keel
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noun
  1. A large beam along the underside of a ship's hull from bow to stern.
  2. Sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to it greater control and stability.
  3. Something similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement.
keep
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noun
  1. The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
  2. support
    1. Noun, Support.
    He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his .
    1. (Middle English) note; take keep take note
    And shame it is, if a preest take <br>A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep CHAUCER G.P. 503-4
verb (keeps, keeping, kept)
  1. (transitive) To maintain possession of.
I a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
  1. (transitive) To preserve.
I my specimens under glass to protect them.
  1. (transitive) To remain in, to be confined to.
    • 1605, w:William_Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, King Lear, III.ii,
    • :The wrathful skies
    • :Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
    • :And make them their caves.
      1. (transitive) To restrain.
      I my brother out of trouble by keeping him away from his friends and hard at work.
      1. (intransitive) To continue.
      I taking the tablets, but to no avail.
      1. (context, intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
      Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
kibosh
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noun
  1. (slang) A check, checking or restrain, restraining element.
kill
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noun
  1. The act of killing.
The assassin liked to make a clean , and thus favored small arms over explosives.
  1. Specifically, the death blow.
The hunter delivered the with a pistol shot to the head.
  1. The result of killing; that which has been killed.
The fox dragged its back to its den.
verb
  1. To put to death; to extinguish life.
Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
There is conclusive evidence that smoking kills.
  1. (transitive) To render inoperative.
He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
  1. (transitive) To stop, cease, or render void.
The editor decided to the story.
''The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.
  1. (context, transitive, figurative) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
That night, she was dressed to .
That joke always kills me.
  1. (transitive) To tell off severely.
My boss will me if I'm late.
When she finally got home her dad just about killed her.
  1. (transitive) To use up or to waste.
I'm just doing this to time.
Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.
  1. (context, transitive, figurative) To overpower or overwhelm.
The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.
  1. (transitive) To force a company out of business.
kin
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noun
  1. One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
adjective
  1. Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to"
It turns out my back-fence neighbor is to one of my co-workers.
kind
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noun
  1. A type, race, or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
What of a car do you drive?
What of a person are you?
This is a strange of tobacco.
  1. A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
The opening served as a of window.
  1. (idiom) In goods or services rather than money (as in pay in kind).
  2. (idiom) By the same means (as in I'll pay in kind for his insult).
  3. (idiom) quite, Quite, rather, somewhat (as in He was kind of surprised.).
adjective
  1. Showing benevolence.
  2. favorable, Favorable.
knee
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noun
  1. In humans, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
Jessica was wearing shorts, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
  1. (skeleton) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
  2. (anatomy) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
  3. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
Quotations
  • 1980: Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them. &mdash; Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 41.
    1. An act of kneel, kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
Give them title, knee, and approbation. Shak.
  1. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point
knife
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noun (knives)
  1. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
  2. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
  3. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as the knives for a chipper.
verb (knif, ing)
  1. (transitive) To cut with a .
  2. (transitive) To use a to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the as a weapon.
  3. (intransitive) To cut through as if with a .
  4. (transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
  5. (transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. cf cut
knot
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noun
  1. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
When climbing, it is important to make sure that your knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope.
  1. (of hair, etc) A tangled clump.
The young mother was brushing knots from her protesting child's hair.
  1. A maze-like pattern.
  2. (mathematics) A closed curve that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
  3. A difficult situation.
I got into a when I inadvertently insulted the policeman.
  1. A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.
Cedric claimed his beat-up old yacht could make 20 knots, if he would just make a few repairs, but we figured he was pulling our leg.
  1. Either of two species of small wading birds, the red knot (Calidris canutus) and the great knot (Calidris tenuirostris).
  2. The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
When preparing to tell stories at a campfire, I like to set aside a pile of pine logs with lots of knots, since they burn brighter and make dramatic pops and cracks.
  1. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
Jeremy had a on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe.
  1. (nautical) One nautical mile per hour.
verb (knot, t, ing)
  1. To form into a knot.
She knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.
  1. To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
She knotted her brow in concentration as she attempted to unravel the tangled strands.
know
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verb (knows, knowing, knew, known)
  1. (intransitive) To be certain or sure about.
I know that I"m right and you"re wrong.
He knew something terrible was going to happen.
  1. (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
I know your mother, but I"ve never met your father.
  1. (transitive) To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.
He knows more about 19th century politics than one would expect.
She knows where I live.
Let me do it. I know how it works.
  1. (transitive) To understand (a subject).
She knows chemistry better than anybody else.
  1. (context, transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with.
  2. (intransitive) To be informed about.
Do you know that Michelle and Jack are getting divorced? " Yes, I know.
  1. (transitive) To be aware of (a person's) intentions.
I won"t lend you any money. You would never pay me back; I know you.
  1. (transitive) To experience.
Their relationship knew ups and downs.
Knowledge
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noun The Knowledge
  1. A course of study which must be completed by prospective London taxi drivers; consists of 320 routes through central London and many significant places.
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