kief

A person enjoys a state of kief in a comfortable chair.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cannabis resin: "kief" refers to the resinous trichomes (tiny, crystal-like glands) of cannabis plants, which are collected as a potent, powdery substance used for smoking or making hashish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He sprinkled some kief on top of the bowl before smoking it. (He added the potent cannabis resin to enhance the effect.)
  • The grinder has a special chamber to collect kief from the ground cannabis. (The device separates the resinous trichomes for later use.)

Advanced Usage

• "to have kief": to possess or use this cannabis resin.
  • The coffee shop sells high-quality kief for experienced users. (The establishment offers the potent resinous product.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiefy (adj): containing or resembling kief.
  • The kiefy residue at the bottom of the jar was very potent. (The substance had a high concentration of cannabis resin.)

Synonyms

• Trichome: the glandular hair on cannabis plants that produces resin.
• Hashish: a concentrated cannabis product made from kief (often pressed into solid form).

Phrasal Verbs

• (No common phrasal verbs with "kief" are attested.)

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms with "kief" are attested.)