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keel
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English kele, from Old Norse kj?lr, itself from Proto-Germanic *keluz, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewlos. Distantly related to kile.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ki?l/
- Rhymes: -i?l
Noun
keel (plural keels)
- (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- (nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
- (aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
- (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
- (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
- (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
- A brewer's cooling vat.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- (intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall
- He keeled over after having a stroke.
- To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
- To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
- (transitive, obsolete) to cool by stirring or skimming in order to keep from boiling over
- while greasy Joan doth keel the pot (Shakespeare)
Derived terms
- keel over
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from Scottish Gaelic cìl (“ruddle”).
Noun
keel
- (Scotland) Red chalk; ruddle.
Verb
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- (Scotland, transitive) To mark with ruddle.
Etymology 3
Verb
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- Pronunciation spelling of kill.
Anagrams
- Kele, Leek, elke, leek, lekë
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch keel, from Middle Dutch k?le, from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-Germanic *kel?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k???l/
Noun
keel (plural kele)
- throat
Derived terms
- keelgat
- keelseer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke?l/, [ke??]
- Hyphenation: keel
- Rhymes: -e?l
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch k?le, from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-Germanic *kel?.
Noun
keel f (plural kelen, diminutive keeltje n)
- throat
- Synonym: hals
Derived terms
- baard in de keel
- keelgat
- keelpijn
Descendants
- Afrikaans: keel
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
keel n (uncountable)
- (heraldry) gules, the blazoning term for the color red
Anagrams
- leek, leke
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *keeli. Cognate with Finnish kieli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ke?l/
Noun
keel (genitive keele, partitive keelt)
- language
- tongue
- string of musical instrument
Declension
Derived terms
- emakeel
- kõnekeel
- keeleluu
- keeleteadus
- keelkond
- röövlikeel
Further reading
- keel in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- keel in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
Etymology 2
Noun
keel
- adessive singular of kee
Etymology 3
Noun
keel
- adessive singular of kesi
Ingrian
Noun
keel (genitive keelen, partitive keeltä)
- Soikkola spelling of keeli
References
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachinkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: ??????? ?? ????????? ??????[1], ?ISBN, page 33
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centreboard
English
Alternative forms
- centre-board, centre board
- centerboard, center-board, center board
Etymology
centre +? board
Pronunciation
Noun
centreboard (plural centreboards)
- (British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
Translations
See also
- bilge board
- dagger board
- leeboard
Anagrams
- center-board, centerboard
centreboard From the web:
- what does centreboard mean
- what is a centreboard used for
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