keeled
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a keel or ridge: Describes an object, structure, or natural feature that possesses a prominent central ridge or a shape resembling the keel of a ship.
- Carinate: A technical term in biology and botany, meaning shaped like or having a keel or ridge.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The keeled hull of the boat cut smoothly through the water.
- Botanists noted the plant's keeled sepals, which are a key identifying feature.
- The dinosaur's keeled breastbone suggested it was a strong flier.
Advanced Usage
- "Keeled over": This is a phrasal verb (from the verb 'keel') meaning to fall over suddenly, often due to fainting or loss of balance. It is not an adjective form.
- After standing in the sun for hours, he keeled over from heat exhaustion.
Variants and Related Words
- Keel (noun): The central structural base or ridge running along the bottom of a ship or boat.
- The ship's keel was damaged on the rocks.
- Keel (verb): To turn over or capsize.
- The small craft keeled in the strong wind.
- Carinate (adjective): A synonym, especially in scientific contexts, meaning keeled or ridge-shaped.
- The carinate sternum is common in many bird species.
Synonyms
- Ridged: Having a long, narrow raised section.
- Carinate: (Technical) Keel-shaped.
- Arrised: (Architecture) Having an arris or edge.
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the verb 'keel')
- Keel over: To fall over sideways or collapse.
- The old fence finally keeled over in the storm.
Related Idioms
- On an even keel: In a stable, steady, or balanced condition. (This idiom uses the noun 'keel' metaphorically).
- After a turbulent period, her life is finally back on an even keel.
Adjective
- having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
- a carinate sepal