Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter K - Page 3
Keenly (adv.) In a keen manner.
Keenly (adv.) In a keen and discriminating manner; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings."
Keenness (n.) The quality or state of being keen.
Keenness (n.) A quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" [syn: acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness].
Keenness (n.) A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness].
Keenness (n.) Thinness of edge or fineness of point [syn: sharpness, keenness] [ant: bluntness, dullness].
Kept (imp. & p. p.) of Keep.
Keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keep.
Keep (v. t.) To care; to desire. [Obs.]
I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. -- Chaucer.
Keep (v. t.) To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
If we lose the field, We can not keep the town. -- Shak.
That I may know what keeps me here with you. -- Dryden.
If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us. -- Locke.
Keep (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. -- Milton.
Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on. -- Addison.
Note: In this sense it is often used with prepositions and adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from, to keep in, out, or off, etc. "To keep off impertinence and solicitation from his superior." -- Addison.
Keep (v. t.) To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. -- Knolles.
Keep (v. t.) To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. -- Gen. xxviii. 15.
Keep (v. t.) To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man. -- Milton.
Keep (v. t.) To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. -- Gen. ii. 15.
In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor. -- Carew.
Keep (v. t.) To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
Keep (v. t.) To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
Like a pedant that keeps a school. -- Shak.
Every one of them kept house by himself. -- Hayward.
Keep (v. t.) To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
Keep (v. t.) To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
I keep but three men and a boy. -- Shak.
Keep (v. t.) To have habitually in stock for sale.
Keep (v. t.) To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
Both day and night did we keep company. -- Shak.
Within this portal as I kept my watch. -- Smollett.
Keep (v. t.) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
I have kept the faith. -- 2 Tim. iv. 7.
Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command. -- Milton.
Keep (v. t.) To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent. -- Shak.
'Tis hallowed ground; Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep. -- J. Fletcher.
Keep (v. t.) To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday. -- Ps. xlii. 4.
To keep at arm's length. See under Arm, n.
To keep back. (a) To reserve; to withhold. "I will keep nothing back from you." -- Jer. xlii. 4.
To keep back. (b) To restrain; to hold back. "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins." -- Ps. xix. 13.
To keep company with. (a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as, let youth keep company with the wise and good.
To keep company with. (b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]
To keep counsel. See under Counsel, n.
To keep down. (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder.
To keep down. (b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may not be diverted from the more important parts of the work.
To keep good hours or To keep bad hours, To be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest.
To keep house. (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs.
To keep house. (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.
To keep one's hand in, To keep in practice.
To keep open house, To be hospitable.
To keep the peace (Law), To avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace.
To keep school, To govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as a preceptor.
To keep a stiff upper lip, To keep up one's courage. [Slang]
To keep term. (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term.
To keep term. (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar. [Eng.] -- Mozley & W.
To keep touch. See under Touch, n.
To keep under, To hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
To keep up. (a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution; as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's credit.
To keep up. (b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing. "In joy, that which keeps up the action is the desire to continue it." -- Locke.
Syn: To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold. -- To Keep.
Usage: Retain, Preserve. Keep is the generic term, and is often used where retain or preserve would too much restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain denotes that we keep or hold things, as against influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit; to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune. Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve appearances.
Keep (v. i.) To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
Keep (v. i.) To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep. -- Mortimer.
Keep (v. i.) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. [Now disused except locally or colloquially.]
Knock at his study, Where, they say, he keeps. -- Shak.
Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch. [Obs.]
Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us. -- Tyndale.
Keep (v. i.) To be in session; as, school keeps to-day. [Colloq.]
To keep from, To abstain or refrain from.
To keep in with, To keep on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent.
To keep on, To go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance.
To keep to, To adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise.
To keep up, To remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
Keep (n.) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. -- Chaucer.
Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. -- Spenser.
Keep (n.) The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
Keep (n.) The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. -- Carlyle.
I performed some services to the college in return for my keep. -- T. Hughes.
Keep (n.) That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
The prison strong, Within whose keep the captive knights were laid. -- Dryden.
The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps. -- Hallam.
I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there. -- M. A. Lower.
Keep (n.) That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.]
Often he used of his keep A sacrifice to bring. -- Spenser.
Keep (n.) (Mach.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
To take keep, to take care; to heed. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Compare: Donjon
Donjon (n.) [See Dungeon.] The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle.
Keep (n.) The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance].
Keep (n.) The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: keep, donjon, dungeon].
Keep (n.) A cell in a jail or prison [syn: hold, keep].
Keep (v.) Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: keep, maintain, hold].
Keep (v.) Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant: discontinue].
Keep (v.) Retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: keep, hold on] [ant: lose].
Keep (v.) Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" [syn: prevent, keep] [ant: allow, let, permit].
Keep (v.) Conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" [syn: observe, keep] [ant: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate].
Keep (v.) Stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: observe, keep, maintain].
Keep (v.) Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone".
Keep (v.) Maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: keep, maintain].
Keep (v.) Supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders".
Keep (v.) Allow to remain in a
place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue
several servants any longer"; "She retains a
lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep
their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot
keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could";
"She retained her composure"; "this garment retains
its shape even after many washings" [syn: retain,
continue, keep, keep on].
Keep (v.) Supply with necessities and support; "She alone
sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good
cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn:
sustain, keep, maintain].
Keep (v.) Fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time" [syn: keep, stay fresh].
Keep (v.) Behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn: observe, celebrate, keep].
Keep (v.) Keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back].
Keep (v.) Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" [syn: keep, preserve].
Keep (v.) Raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees."
Keep (v.) Retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" [syn: keep open, hold open, keep, save].
Keep (v.) Store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
Keep (v.) Have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator".
Keep (v.) Maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" [syn: keep, maintain].
Keep (v.) Hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school."
Keep (v.) Prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [syn: preserve, keep].
KEEP, (v. t.) He willed away his whole estate, And then in death he fell asleep, Murmuring: "Well, at any rate, My name unblemished I shall keep." But when upon the tomb 'twas wrought Whose was it? -- for the dead keep naught. Durang Gophel Arn
Keeper (n.) One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
Keeper (n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
Keeper (n.) One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
The Lord is thy keeper. -- Ps. cxxi. 6.
Keeper (n.) One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. -- Titus ii. 5.
Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as:
Keeper (n.) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot.
Keeper (n.) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
Keeper (n.) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
Keeper (n.) A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good condition longer than usual. -- Downing.
Keeper (n.) An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), An officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest.
Keeper of the great seal, A high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.]
Keeper of the King's conscience, The lord chancellor; -- a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.]
Keeper of the privy seal (Styled also lord privy seal), A high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.]
Keeper of a magnet, A piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
Keeper (n.) Someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
Keeper (n.) One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: custodian, keeper, steward].
Keepership (n.) The office or position of a keeper. -- Carew.
Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
His happiness is in his own keeping. -- South.
Keeping (n.) Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
The work of many hands, which earns my keeping. -- Milton.
Keeping (n.) Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other; his levity is not in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion.
Keeping (n.) (Paint.) Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
Keeping room, A family sitting room. [New Eng. & Prov. Eng.]
Syn: Care; guardianship; custody; possession.
Keeping (n.) Conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion."
Keeping (n.) The responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" [syn: guardianship, keeping, safekeeping].
Keeping (n.) The act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding].
Keepsake (n.) Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
Keepsake (n.) Something of sentimental value [syn: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic].
Compare: Kier
Kier (n.) (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
Keesh
(n.) See
Keeve (n.) (Brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. -- Ure.
Keeve (n.) (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.
Keeve (n.) (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.
Keeved (imp. & p. p.) of Keeve.
Keeving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keeve.
Keeve (v. t.) To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
Keeve (v. t.) To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]
Keever (n.) See Keeve, n.
Compare: Kiefekil
Kiefekil (n.) (Min.) A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil.]
Keffe-kil (n.) (Min.) See Kiefekil.
Keg (n.) A small cask or barrel.
Keg (n.) The quantity contained in a keg [syn: keg, kegful].
Keg (n.) Small cask or barrel.
Keilhau-ite (n.) (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.
Keir (n.) See Kier.
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) 綺拉·奈特莉（英語：Keira Knightley，發音為/ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ/ [1]；1985年3月26日－）是一個曾獲奧斯卡金像獎和金球獎提名的英國女演員。[2] 她在孩童時已經開始其演藝事業，在2003年電影《我愛貝克漢》和《神鬼奇航：鬼盜船魔咒》中擔任主角後，成為世界知名的影星，其後陸續在多齣好萊塢電影中演出。2005年演出改編自珍·奧斯汀小說的同名電影《傲慢與偏見》，以此劇提名入圍奧斯卡最佳女主角獎。Is an English actress. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. She had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and her first significant role came in the psychological horror film The Hole (2001). She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international fame in 2003 after appearing as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. One of the highest-paid actresses of Hollywood, Knightley has won numerous awards and has garnered multiple nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.
Knightley became known for starring in period dramas [1] such as Pride & Prejudice (2005), for which she earned nominations for the and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress; Atonement (2007), for which she was nominated again for a Golden Globe; Silk (2007); The Duchess (2008); A Dangerous Method (2011); and Anna Karenina (2012). She has also appeared in a variety of other genres, including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), as Guinevere in the historical action King Arthur (2004), the psychological thriller The Jacket (2005), as bounty hunter Domino Harvey in the biographical action Domino (2005), the historical romantic drama The Edge of Love (2008), the film noir London Boulevard (2010), the dystopian science fiction Never Let Me Go (2010), the romantic drama Last Night (2010), the dark comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), the musical comedy-drama Begin Again (2013), the action spy thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) and the romantic comedy Laggies (2014).
In 2014, Knightley was nominated for a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the historical drama The Imitation Game. In October 2015, she made her Broadway debut in the title role of Thérèse Raquin. Her recent films include the biographical adventure film Everest (2015), the drama Collateral Beauty (2016) and her return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise in the fifth instalment, Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). In 2018, she will star as the novelist Colette in the biographical drama of the same name and in the Disney fantasy film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, as the Sugar Plum Fairy.
In its 2008 list, Forbes identified Knightley as the second-highest-paid actress in Hollywood, with reported earnings of US$32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest-paid actresses that year.[2]
Keitloa (n.) (Zool.) A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros ({Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.
Keld (a.) Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.] -- Drayton.
Kele (v. t.) To cool. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Kell (n.) A kiln. [Obs.]
Kell (n.) A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale, 2. -- Ainsworth.
Kell (n.) The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.]
I'll have him cut to the kell. -- Beau. & Fl.
Kell (n.) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. -- B. Jonson.
Kell, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 231
Housing Units (2000): 89
Land area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.009902 sq. miles (2.615633 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39324
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.490869 N, 88.906241 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62853
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Kell, IL
Kell
Keloid (a.) (Med.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin, or to keloid scar tissue.
Keloid (n.) A keloid tumor.
Keloid (n.) An abnormally large scar tissue growing at the site of a cut or surgical incision.
Keloid (n.) Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair [syn: keloid, cheloid].
Kelotomy (n.) (Med.) See Celotomy.
Compare: Celotomy
Celotomy (n.) (Med.) The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia. [Frequently written kelotomy.]
Kelp (n.) The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of iodine.
Kelp (n.) (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain; Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
Kelp crab (Zool.), A California spider crab ({Epialtus productus), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in color.
Kelp salmon (Zool.), A serranoid food fish ({Serranus clathratus) of California. See Cabrilla.
Kelp (n.) Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds.
Kelpfish (n.) (Zool.) A small
Kelpies (n. pl. ) of Kelpy.
Kelpie (n.) Alt. of Kelpy.
Kelpy (n.) (Scotch Myth.) An imaginary spirit of the waters, horselike in form, vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned. -- Jamieson.
Kelpware (n.) Same as Kelp, 2.
Kelson (n.) See Keelson. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Kelt (n.) See Kilt, n. -- Jamieson.
Kelt (n.) Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.] -- Jamieson.
Kelt (n.) A salmon after spawning. [Scot.]
Kelt (n.) Same as Celt, one of Celtic race.
Compare: Kilt
Kilt (n.) A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]
Compare: Celt
Celt (n.) One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France. [Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in Celtic languages.]
Kelt (n.) A member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt].
Kelter (n.) Regular order or proper condition. [Usually written kilter in th U. S.] [Colloq., chiefly British spelling]
If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of tune, how can we pray? -- Barrow.
Compare: Kilter
kilter (n.) Regular order or proper condition. Same as kelter, but kilter is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner. [Also spelled kelter.]
Kelter (n.) In working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: kilter, kelter].
Keltic (a. & n.) Same as Celtic, a. & n.
Compare: Celtic
Celtic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue. [Written also Keltic.]
Kembed (imp. & p. p.) of Kemb.
Kempt () of Kemb.
Kembing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kemb.
Kemb (v. t.) To comb. [Obs.]
His longe hair was kembed behind his back. -- Chaucer.
Kemelin (n.) A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Kemp
Kemp (n.) Alt. of Kempty.
Kempty (n.) Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality.
Kemp, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 144
Housing Units (2000): 77
Land area (2000): 0.182599 sq. miles (0.472930 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.182599 sq. miles (0.472930 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39050
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 33.769140 N, 96.353653 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
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Kemp
Kemp, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000): 1133
Housing Units (2000): 497
Land area (2000): 1.768955 sq. miles (4.581573 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.052477 sq. miles (0.135915 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.821432 sq. miles (4.717488 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38788
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.437285 N, 96.225730 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Kemp
Kempe (a.) Rough; shaggy. [Obs.] "Kempe hairs." -- Chaucer.
Kemps (n. pl.) (Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). -- Dr. Prior.
Kempt () p. p. of Kemb. combed. -- B. Jonson.
Kempt () Neatly kept; tidy. Opposite of unkempt.
Compare: Kemb
Kemb (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Kembed or Kempt; p. pr. & vb. n. Kembing.] To comb. [Obs.]
His longe hair was kembed behind his back. -- Chaucer.
Kempt (a.) (Of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt, tidy].
Ken (v. i.) To look around. [Obs.] -- Burton.
Ken (n.) Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken." -- Longfellow.
Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. -- South.
It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. -- Trench. Kendal green
Ken (n.) A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
Kenned (imp. & p. p.) of Ken.
Kenning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ken.
Ken (v. t.) To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
Ken (v. t.) To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." -- Addison
'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. -- Shak.
Ken (n.) Range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken" [syn: cognizance, ken].
Ken (n.) The range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight, ken].
Ken (n.) [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read ?Love, ken ?. Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name ?Ken? refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, ?Dennis? without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr). See also demigod, Unix.
Ken (n.) A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken.
Ken, () Ken Thompson
Ken, () A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken. [{Jargon File]
Kendal green () Alt. of Kendal.
Kendal
() A cloth
colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish
weavers at Kendal, in
How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ? -- Shak. Kennedia
Kendal (n.) A green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant [syn: Kendal green, Kendal].
Kennel (n.) The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. -- Bp. Hall.
Kendal green (n.) A green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant [syn: Kendal green, Kendal].