| keep one's chin up |
to stay optimistic; not lose hope. |
| keep one's distance |
to stay physically or emotionally removed; remain aloof or far away. |
| keep one's fingers crossed |
to hope for a good outcome. |
| keep one's shirt on |
(informal) to hold one's temper; refrain from becoming angry or impatient. |
| keep tabs on |
(informal) to keep under close scrutiny; watch or observe carefully. |
| keep track |
to carefully record the movements or progress of something (usu. fol. by "of"). |
| keep under wraps |
to keep secret or hidden. |
| keep up |
to proceed at the same rate as someone or something else (often fol. by "with"). [7 definitions] |
| keg |
a small cask or barrel, usu. holding less than ten gallons. [2 definitions] |
| kelp |
one of a family of coarse brown seaweeds, often bearing leaflike structures. [2 definitions] |
| Kelvin |
a thermodynamic temperature scale whose degree intervals correspond to those of the Celsius scale and in which zero degrees, or absolute zero, is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius. [3 definitions] |
| kennel |
(often pl.) a place where dogs are raised, bred, trained, or housed. [2 definitions] |
| Kentucky |
an east central U.S. state, south of Indiana and Ohio. (abbr.: KY) |
| Kenya |
an East African country on the Indian Ocean coast between Ethiopia and Tanzania. |
| kept |
past tense and past participle of keep. |
| kerchief |
a square cloth, usually folded into a triangle, worn as a head covering or scarf. |
| kernel |
the seed contained within the husk of a nut or the stone of a fruit. [4 definitions] |
| kerosene |
a thin liquid fuel obtained by distilling petroleum, coal shale, or the like. |
| ketchup |
a thick sauce for meat or potatoes, usu. made with tomato purée and spices. |
| kettle |
a broad, deep container in which to boil liquids, esp. water or soup; pot. [3 definitions] |
| kettledrum |
a large, deep, resonant drum, hemispherical in shape and usu. played with soft mallets. |