keen

8 points English 4 letters Common Commonness #4,745 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

verb

express grief verbally

adjective

having a sharp cutting edge or point

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Pronunciation

/kˈiːn/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Word forms

plural keens

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

Synonyms

express grief verbally

lament

having a sharp cutting edge or point

sharp

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

cutting knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating

very good

bully corking cracking dandy great groovy neat nifty good

intense or sharp

exquisite intense

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Rhymes

mean seen between clean scene machine queen green dean screen jean routine gene fifteen marine christine

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

Crossword clues

“a funeral lament sung with loud wailing” wn-def
“A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. Froude.” web-def
“having a sharp cutting edge or point” wn-def
“To wail as a keener does.” web-def

Anagrams

knee

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Words you can make from KEEN

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