Definition of keen

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Keen (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.

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Scalpel :: Scalpel (n.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting..
Quick :: Quick (superl.) Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
Whet :: Whet (v. t.) To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage..
Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..
Ingenious :: Ingenious (a.) Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply..
Perspicacious :: Perspicacious (a.) Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.
Poignant :: Poignant (a.) Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.
Satire :: Satire (a.) Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.
Fineness :: Fineness (a.) Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade..
Acuminate :: Acuminate (v. t.) To render sharp or keen.
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.
Keen :: Keen (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
Scentful :: Scentful (a.) Of quick or keen smell.
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Sharpshooting :: Sharpshooting (n.) A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument..
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge..
Water :: Water (n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to..
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) The nankeen bird.
Hungry :: Hungry (superl.) Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire..
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