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Synonyms of the word 
KEEL → BEAM - CAREEN - CARINA - LURCH - REEL - STAGGER - SWAG - WALKkeel- n. (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- n. (nautical) Sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship…
- n. (aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane,…
- n. (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
- n. A material similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement.
- n. (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral…
- n. (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens…
- n. A brewer's cooling vat.
- v. (intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall.
- v. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
- v. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
- v. Eye dialect spelling of kill.
beam- n. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- n. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame…
- n. (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel.
- n. The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- n. The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
- n. (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
- n. (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and…
- n. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- n. The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached…
- n. In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which…
- n. A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
- n. (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
- n. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
- n. (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric…
- n. (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.
- v. (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- v. (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
- v. (transitive) give the appearance of beams to.
- v. (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
- v. (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example an animal hide) on a beam.
- v. (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
- v. (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
careen- v. (nautical) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles…
- v. (nautical) To tilt on one side.
- v. To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- v. To tilt or lean while in motion.
- v. To career, to move rapidly straight ahead.
carina- n. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- n. (botany) Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the…
- n. (zoology) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
- n. (anatomy) Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
lurch- n. A sudden or unsteady movement.
- v. To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
- v. (obsolete) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
- n. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
- n. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his/her adversary has been left in the lurch.
- v. (obsolete) To leave someone in the lurch; to cheat.
- v. (obsolete) To steal; to rob.
reel- n. A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
- n. A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- n. (textiles) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen…
- n. (agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine,…
- n. (film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- v. To wind on a reel.
- v. To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- v. To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- v. To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- v. (reel back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- v. To make or cause to reel.
- v. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- v. To be in shock.
- v. (obsolete) To roll.
stagger- n. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
- n. (veterinary medicine) A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden…
- n. Bewilderment; perplexity.
- n. The spacing out of various actions over time.
- n. (motorsport) The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It…
- n. (aviation) The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one…
- v. Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
- v. Doubt, waver, be shocked.
- v. (transitive) Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different,…
swag- v. (intransitive and transitive) To sway; to cause to sway.
- v. (intransitive) To droop; to sag.
- v. (transitive) To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
- n. (window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
- n. A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
- n. (slang) Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
- n. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
- n. (thieves' cant, uncountable) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
- n. (uncountable) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
- n. (countable, Australia, dated) The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and…
- n. (countable, Australia, by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
- n. (countable, Australia, New Zealand) A large quantity (of something).
- v. (Australia, transitive, intransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
- v. To transport stolen goods.
- n. Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.
walk- v. (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the…
- v. (intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly…
- v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
- v. (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side…
- v. (transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
- v. (transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
- v. (transitive, baseball) To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
- v. (transitive) To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
- v. (transitive) To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.
- v. (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
- v. (transitive) To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
- v. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.
- v. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet,…
- v. (obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.
- v. (transitive, historical) To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.
- v. (transitive, informal, hotel) To move a guest to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available…
- n. A trip made by walking.
- n. A distance walked.
- n. (sports) An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before…
- n. A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
- n. A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.
- n. (poker) A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling…
- n. (baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known…
- n. In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
- n. (historical) A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
- n. (historical) An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
- n. (graph theory) A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding…
- n. (colloquial) Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.
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