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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]