Words beginning with KE

295 words and phrases start with the letters KE.

kea(noun) large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
Kean(noun) English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
Keaton(noun) United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
Keats(noun) Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
Keb(noun) Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
kebab(noun) cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
Keble(noun) English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
Kechua(noun) a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire
Kechuan(adjective) of or relating to the Quechua or their language
Kedah(noun) sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
kedgeree(noun) a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
keel(noun) a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
keel-shaped(adjective) shaped in the form of the keel of a boat
keel arch(noun) a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
keel over(verb) turn over and fall
keelboat(noun) river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting…
keeled(adjective) having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
keeled garlic(noun) Eurasian bulbous plant
keelson(noun) a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
keen(adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
keen-eyed(adjective) having keen eyesight
keen-sighted(adjective) having very keen vision
keenly(adverb) in a keen or penetrating way
keenness(noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence
keep(verb) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
keep abreast(verb) keep informed
keep an eye on(verb) follow with the eyes or the mind
keep apart(verb) set apart from others
keep away(verb) prevent from coming close
keep back(verb) secure and keep for possible future use or application
keep company(verb) be a companion to somebody
keep down(verb) place a limit on the number of
keep going(verb) continue uninterrupted
keep guard(verb) watch over so as to protect
keep in(verb) cause to stay indoors
keep in line(verb) maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
keep mum(verb) refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
keep note(verb) maintain in the forefront of one's awareness
keep off(verb) refrain from certain foods or beverages
keep on(verb) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
keep one's distance(verb) stay clear of, avoid
keep one's eyes off(verb) stay clear of, avoid
keep one's eyes open(verb) pay attention; be watchful
keep one's eyes peeled(verb) pay attention; be watchful
keep one's eyes skinned(verb) pay attention; be watchful
keep one's hands off(verb) stay clear of, avoid
keep one's mouth shut(verb) refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
keep one's nose to the grindstone(verb) work doggedly or persistently
keep one's shoulder to the wheel(verb) work doggedly or persistently
keep open(verb) retain rights to
keep out(verb) prevent from entering; shut out
keep pace(verb) maintain the same pace
keep quiet(verb) refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
keep step(verb) maintain the same pace
keep tabs on(verb) keep a record on or watch attentively
keep to oneself(verb) shun the company of others
keep track(verb) keep informed of fully aware
keep up(verb) maintain a required pace or level
keeper(noun) someone in charge of other people
keeping(noun) conformity or harmony
keepsake(noun) something of sentimental value
keeshond(noun) a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland
Keflex(noun) an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately…
Keflin(noun) an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately…
Keftab(noun) an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately…
keg(noun) the quantity contained in a keg
Kegel exercises(noun) exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine
kegful(noun) the quantity contained in a keg
kei apple(noun) vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
kei apple bush(noun) vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
keister(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Keith Rupert Murdoch(noun) United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
Kekchi(noun) a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
Kekule(noun) German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896)
Kekule formula(noun) a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
Kelantan(noun) sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
Keller(noun) United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her…
Kellogg(noun) United States food manufacturer who (with his brother) developed a breakfast cereal of crisp flakes of rolled…
Kelly(noun) United States circus clown (1898-1979)
keloid(noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
kelp(noun) large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
kelp greenling(noun) common food and sport fish of western coast of North America
kelpie(noun) (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
kelpwort(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda…
kelpy(noun) (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
Kelt(noun) a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
kelter(noun) in working order
kelvin(noun) the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Kelvin scale(noun) a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at…
Kemadrin(noun) drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism
Kemal Ataturk(noun) Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
Kemal Pasha(noun) Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938)
kempt(adjective) (of hair) neat and tidy
ken(noun) range of what one can know or understand
Ken.(noun) a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race…
Ken Elton Kesey(noun) United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital…
Ken Kesey(noun) United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital…
Ken Russell(noun) English film director (born in 1927)
kenaf(noun) fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
Kenai Fjords National Park(noun) a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines

Kenalog(noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
Kendal(noun) a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
Kendal green(noun) a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
Kendall(noun) United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972)
Kendall's tau(noun) a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
Kendall partial rank correlation(noun) a nonparametric measure of partial correlation
Kendall rank correlation(noun) a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
Kendall test(noun) any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational…
Kendrew(noun) English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917)
Kennan(noun) United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
Kennedia(noun) genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
Kennedia coccinea(noun) prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania
Kennedia prostrata(noun) hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
Kennedy(noun) 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Kennedy International(noun) a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
Kennedy International Airport(noun) a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
Kennedya(noun) genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
kennel(noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
Kennelly(noun) United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of…
Kennelly-Heaviside layer(noun) a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
Kennesaw Mountain(noun) battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by…
Kenneth Bancroft Clark(noun) United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated…
Kenneth Clark(noun) United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated…
Kenneth David Kaunda(noun) statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first…
Kenneth Grahame(noun) English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932)
Kenneth Kaunda(noun) statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first…
Kenneth Roberts(noun) United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957)
Kennewick(noun) a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
kenning(noun) conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
keno(noun) a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
kenogenesis(noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary…
kenosis(noun) the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism
Kent(noun) a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to…
kentan(noun) east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
Kentish(noun) one of the major dialects of Old English
Kentuckian(noun) a native or resident of Kentucky
Kentucky(noun) a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race…
Kentucky black bass(noun) a variety of black bass
Kentucky blue(noun) valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and…
Kentucky bluegrass(noun) valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and…
Kentucky coffee tree(noun) handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers…
Kentucky Derby(noun) an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky wonder(noun) flat-podded green bean
Kentucky wonder bean(noun) flat-podded green bean
Kentucky yellowwood(noun) small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood…
Kentucy blue grass(noun) valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and…
Kenya(noun) a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological…
Kenya fever(noun) a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to…
Kenyan(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people
Kenyan monetary unit(noun) monetary unit in Kenya
Kenyan shilling(noun) the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
Kenyapithecus(noun) extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in…
Kenyata(noun) Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)
Kenzo Tange(noun) Japanese architect (born in 1913)
Keogh plan(noun) a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons
Keokuk(noun) Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
kepi(noun) a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
Kepler(noun) German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)
Kepler's first law(noun) a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
Kepler's law(noun) (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
Kepler's law of planetary motion(noun) (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
Kepler's second law(noun) a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out…
Kepler's third law(noun) a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital…
kept(adjective) (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
kept up(adjective) kept in good condition
kept woman(noun) an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
Kera(noun) a Chadic language spoken in Chad
keratalgia(noun) pain in the cornea
keratectasia(noun) abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye
keratin(noun) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair,…
keratinisation(noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
keratinise(verb) convert into keratin
keratinization(noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
keratinize(verb) convert into keratin
keratitis(noun) inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision
keratoacanthoma(noun) skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it…
keratocele(noun) hernia of the cornea
keratoconjunctivitis(noun) inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
keratoconus(noun) abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia
keratoderma(noun) any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny
keratoderma blennorrhagica(noun) skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome
keratodermia(noun) any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny
keratohyalin(noun) hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum
keratoiritis(noun) inflammation of the cornea and the iris of the eye
keratomalacia(noun) softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic…
keratomycosis(noun) fungal infection of the cornea
keratonosis(noun) any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis)
keratonosus(noun) any disease of the cornea
keratoplasty(noun) a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal…
keratoscleritis(noun) inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye
keratoscope(noun) medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
keratoscopy(noun) examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface
keratosis(noun) a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
keratosis blennorrhagica(noun) skin disease characterized by a scaly rash on the palms and soles; associated with Reiter's syndrome
keratosis follicularis(noun) a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus)
keratosis nigricans(noun) a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
keratosis pilaris(noun) keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms…
keratotomy(noun) surgical incision into the cornea
kerb(noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
kerb crawler(noun) someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women