| keep one's shirt on |
(informal) to hold one's temper; refrain from becoming angry or impatient. |
| keep one's wits about one |
to stay alert and watchful. |
| keep out |
to stay away or cause to stay away from a place. |
| keepsake |
something intended to be kept as a remembrance of some person, place, or occasion. |
| keep tabs on |
(informal) to keep under close scrutiny; watch or observe carefully. |
| keep the wolf from the door |
to ward off poverty. |
| keep track |
to carefully record the movements or progress of something (usu. fol. by "of"). |
| keep track of |
to stay informed about, esp. by making observations and keeping records. |
| 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] |
| keep up appearances |
to present a good image of one's situation despite contrary facts. |
| keeshond |
any of a breed of dog with thick black and gray hair and a tail that curls forward over the back, originally used as watchdogs and rat catchers on barges in Holland. |
| kef |
a state of dreamy, drowsy contentment, esp. one induced by narcotics. [2 definitions] |
| keg |
a small cask or barrel, usu. holding less than ten gallons. [2 definitions] |
| kegler |
one who bowls; bowler. |
| kelly green |
a bright yellowish green color. |
| keloid |
an excessive growth of new skin occurring in skin that has been injured or operated upon surgically; scar tissue. |
| kelp |
one of a family of coarse brown seaweeds, often bearing leaflike structures. [2 definitions] |
| kelpie1 |
in Scottish legend, a water spirit often shaped like a horse, reputed to drown people. |
| kelpie2 |
an Australian breed of sheepdog. |
| 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] |