- n. one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel (view details)
- n. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly (view details)
- v. walk as if unable to control one’’s movements (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel, can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
keel is a kind of: beam ( what does beam stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
keel is a kind of: carina ( what does carina stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) walk as if unable to control one’’s movements
Usage Example(s): The drunken man staggered into the room
Synonym(s): careen ( what does careen stand for? ), lurch ( what does lurch stand for? ), reel ( what does reel stand for? ), stagger ( what does stagger stand for? ), swag ( what does swag stand for? )
keel is derived from: careen, lurch, reeler ( what does reeler stand for? ), rock ( what does rock stand for? ), stagger, staggerer ( what does staggerer stand for? ), stumble ( what does stumble stand for? ), sway ( what does sway stand for? ), tilt ( what does tilt stand for? ), totterer ( what does totterer stand for? )
Anagrams1 for keel: Klee (What does Klee stand for?)
, leek (What does leek stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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