keen

/kin/ verbadjectivenoun
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Express grief verbally.

ADJECTIVE
1

Intense or sharp.

2

Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument.

“keen winds”

3

Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.

4

Very good.

5

Having a sharp cutting edge or point.

“a keen blade”

NOUN
1

A funeral lament sung with loud wailing.

WORD FORMS
Related formkeenness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineenkay
Starts & ends withK … N
Syllableskeen
SYNONYMS & RELATED33
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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