Englishkeel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
keel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
keel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
keel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
keel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
keel
keeled; keeling; keels
Definition (Entry 1 of 5)
- intransitive verb
- : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over //keeled over from exhaustion
- of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously
noun (1)
Definition (Entry 2 of 5)
- : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottomalso : this projection: ship
- : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens //The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. — Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
noun (2)
Definition (Entry 3 of 5)
- : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
Examples
Verb (1)
- //I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
Noun (1)
- //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
History and Etymology
Noun (1) and Verb (1)
Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at gluttonNoun (2)
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol shipVerb (2)
Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl coolNoun (3)
Middle English (Scots) keylekeel
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a large craft for travel by water //for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloatRelated Wordsaircraft carrier argosy barge coaster collier containership corvette cruiser cutter destroyer ferryboat flagship freighter icebreaker ironclad lightship liner man-of-war (also man-o'-war) merchantman merchant ship motor ship packet steamer steamship superliner supertanker tanker trader tramp transport warship watercraft
verb