These are the meanings of the letters EEKN when you unscramble them.
- Keen (n.)
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
- Keen (superl.)
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
- Keen (superl.)
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
- Keen (superl.)
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
- Keen (superl.)
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
- Keen (superl.)
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
- Keen (v. i.)
To wail as a keener does.
- Keen (v. t.)
To sharpen; to make cold.
- Knee (n.)
A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
- Knee (n.)
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
- Knee (n.)
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
- Knee (n.)
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
- Knee (n.)
The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
- Knee (v. t.)
To supplicate by kneeling.