Results for keen

1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.

2. To sharpen; to make cold.

3. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.  Cf. Coranach.

4. To wail as a keener does.




Synonyms and related words:



Attic
creak
glowing
painful
sparkling
OK
creaky
go-go
pant
specific
Siberian
crisp
graveside oration
panting
spiffing
ablaze
crow
great
passing bell
spiffy
absorbing
cry
grieve
passionate
spirited
ace-high
cunning
grievous
peachy
splitting
acerb
cutting
groan
peachy-keen
sprightly
acerbate
dandy
groovy
penetrating
squall
acerbic
dead march
growl
peppy
squawk
acid
death knell
grunt
perceptive
squeak
acidic
death song
gung ho
percipient
squeaking
acidulent
deep
harsh
perfervid
squeaky
acidulous
deep-felt
heartfelt
perspicacious
squeal
acrid
deepgoing
hearty
pervading
stabbing
acrimonious
delicious
heated
piercing
steaming
active
delirious
heavy
pinching
steamy
acute
deplore
hibernal
pipe
steel-trap
adroit
desirous
hiemal
piping
stinging
afire
detailed
hiss
piquant
stone-cold
aggressive
devoted
homefelt
plaint
strenuous
agile
devoted to
hot
planctus
strident
agog
dexterous
howl
poignant
stringent
alacritous
dirge
howling
pointed
strong
alert
discerning
humorous
profound
stunning
algid
discriminating
humorsome
prompt
subzero
alive
discriminative
hunky-dory
pungent
supercooled
all agog
distinct
hyperborean
qui vive
swell
animate
distressful
ice-cold
quick
take-charge
animated
distressing
ice-encrusted
quick-thinking
take-over
anxious
divine
icelike
quick-witted
talented
apt
dolorous tirade
icy
rapier-like
tart
arctic
double-edged
immoderate
raring to
thin
ardent
drastic
impassioned
raw
thirsty
argute
drawl
impatient
razor-edged
threnode
asperous
droll
impetuous
ready
threnody
astringent
drunk
incisive
ready and willing
thunder
astute
ducky
inclement
red-hot
tirade
athirst
dynamic
indelible
reedy
tough
attentive
eager
intelligent
repine
trenchant
avid
ear-piercing
intemperate
requiem
trumpet
awake
earnest
intense
rigorous
twang
bad
edged
intoxicated
ripping
two-edged
bang-up
elegize
irritating
roar
ululant
bark
elegy
itching
robust
ululate
bawl
enamored of
jam-up
rough
ululation
bellow
energetic
jeremiad
rum
unblinking
below zero
enterprising
jesting
rumble
unconscionable
bemoan
enthusiastic
jocose
salt
unmistakable
bewail
epicedium
jocular
salty
unmistaken
biting
escharotic
joking
sarcastic
unnodding
bitter
eulogy
joky
sardonic
unrestrained
bitterly cold
excessive
joshing
scathing
unsleeping
blare
excited
just dandy
scintillating
unwinking
blat
exclaim
keen-edged
scorching
vehement
bleak
excruciating
keen-witted
screak
venomous
blubber
exorbitant
keening
screaky
vibrant
boiling over
exquisite
kinetic
scream
vigorous
bonzer
extravagant
knell
screech
violent
boom
extreme
knifelike
screeching
virulent
boreal
exuberant
lament
screechy
vital
boss
fab
lamentation
scrumptious
vitriolic
brainy
facetious
lilt
searing
vivacious
bray
featheredged
lively
sensitive
vivid
breathe
febrile
living
set
wail
breathless
fervent
lusty
severe
wail of woe
bright
fervid
marvy
sharp
wailing
brilliant
fevered
mean
sharp-sighted
wakeful
brisk
feverish
mettlesome
sharp-witted
warble
brumal
fierce
moan
sharpened
warm
buggy
fiery
monody
shrewd
weep
bugs
fine
mordacious
shriek
weep over
bully
fine and dandy
mordant
shrieking
whimper
burning
fired
mourn
shrieky
whimsical
bursting to
flaming
muffled drums
shrill
whine
but good
flushed
mumble
sibilate
whining
buzz
flute
murmur
sigh
whisper
cackle
fond of
mutter
sing
whistle
canny
forceful
neat
sing the blues
whistling
cant
forcible
nifty
skirl
wide-awake
caterwaul
forward
nimble
skreigh
winterbound
caustic
freezing
nimble-witted
slap-up
winterlike
chant
freezing cold
nipping
sleepless
wintery
chirp
frigid
nippy
sleety
wintry
clever
full of life
no dumbbell
slushy
wise
cold
full of pep
nobby
smacking
withering
cold as charity
funeral march
nose-tickling
smart
witty
cold as death
funeral oration
not born yesterday
smashing
wizard
cold as ice
funeral song
numbing
snap
wrawl
cold as marble
funny
nutty
snappy
yammer
coo
furious
okay
snarl
yap
cool
gasp
on fire
snort
yawp
cordial
gay
on the
sob
yell
corking
gear
on the alert
solid
yelp
coronach
gelid
on the ball
something else
yowl
corroding
gifted
on the job
sorrow
zealous
corrosive
give sorrow words
out of sight
sough
zestful
crackerjack
glacial
outcry
sour
zesty
crafty
glorious
outrageous
spanking
zippy