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keen very low or competitive (price) eager or intent on, example: he is keen to get to work on time. desirable or just right, example: "peachy keen" – "That's a pretty keen outfit you're wearing." (slang going out of common usage) keeper a curator or a goalkeeper: one that keeps (as a gamekeeper or a warden)
Keen is an English surname. It is either a nickname surname for someone who is brave, or from the Middle English or Old English personal name Kene, which means king. [ 1 ] Alternatively, it can be a variation of the Irish surname O'Cahan .
The words are thought to have been constituted of stock poetic elements (the listing of the genealogy of the deceased, praise for the deceased, emphasis on the woeful condition of those left behind, etc.) set to vocal lament. [7] Words of lament were interspersed with non-lexical vocables, that is sounds that are without meaning. [2]
A banshee (/ ˈ b æ n ʃ iː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.
KEEN-CD, a low-power television station (channel 17) licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, United States KZSF , former call sign KEEN, a radio station licensed to San Jose, California, United States Dillant–Hopkins Airport , ICAO code as KEEN, near Keene, New Hampshire, United States
The word "perspicacity" also indicates practical wisdom in the areas of politics and finance. [5] Being perspicacious about other people, rather than having false illusions, is a sign of good mental health. [6] The quality is needed in psychotherapists who engage in person-to-person dialogue and counseling of the mentally ill. [7]
A common phrase meaning six units (see "12" below). Tom Mix Rhymes with "six". 7 Lucky [3] 7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures; see also "73". 8 Garden gate [5] Rhymes with "eight". One fat lady From the resemblance of the number 8 to an overweight woman; see also "88". 9 Brighton line [5] [6]
Note: the English words slobber and slobbery do not come from this; they come from Old English. [21] slogan (from sluagh-ghairm meaning "a battle-cry used by Gaelic clans") Meaning of a word or phrase used by a specific group is metaphorical and first attested from 1704. [26] smithereens small fragments, atoms.