keir
/kɪə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of kier.
name
A surname.
name
A male given name.
Example Sentences
- "The keirs, becks, washing machines, etc., are placed sufficiently low to allow of being fed from the water supply by gravitation, and the outlets placed just sufficiently high to reach the water line of the river a little above its normal flow."
- "Also fine clothes require longer treatment in the keir in order to secure good penetration by the chemie."
- "The cloth was singed to remove superfluous fluff by being passed over heated copper plates and then boiled in bleaching keirs with lime or caustic soda."
- "A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, *kaɨr, keir
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɪə/
- British English: /kɪə/