even1 /ēˈvn/ adjective- Flat
- Level
- Smooth
- Calm or unexcited
- Uniform
- In a straight line or plane
- Straightforward (Shakespeare)
- Balanced equally
- Equal
- Fair or just
- Exact
- (of people) not owing each other anything
- Divisible by two without a remainder
- Denoted by such a number
transitive verb- To make even or smooth
- To put on an equal basis
- To compare
- To make (scores, etc) equal
- To act up to (Shakespeare)
intransitive verb (often with up) to become even adverb (also archaic e'en)- Exactly (informal)
- Nearly
- Indeed, in fact
- So much as
- Still, yet, emphasizing a comparative, as in even better
- Used when speaking or writing of something extreme or completely unexpected, as in even an idiot would know
ORIGIN: OE efen; Du even, Ger eben evˈener noun evˈenly adverb evˈenness noun evˈens plural noun Even money adjective and adverb Quits even chance noun An equal probability (of success or failure, etc) evˈen-Chrisˈtian noun (obsolete) A fellow Christian even date noun The same date evˈen-down adjective (dialect or archaic) - Straight-down (of rain)
- Downright or honest
adverb Thoroughly evˈen-evˈen adjective Denoting nuclei in which there are an even number of protons and also of neutrons even-handˈed adjective - Impartial
- Just or fair
even-handˈedly adverb even-handˈedness noun even-mindˈed adjective - Having an even or calm mind
- Equable
even money noun In betting odds, considered extremely likely to win or happen, and paying out only the equal of the stake evˈen-oddˈ adjective Denoting nuclei in which there are an even number of protons and an odd number of neutrons evˈen-stevˈens or evˈen-stevˈen adjective and adverb (informal) - (of two sides or parties) having no debts or credits on either side
- (of two sides in a game, contest, etc) having equal scores
even-temˈpered adjective Of placid temperament, calm be even with - To be revenged on (also get even with)
- To be quits with
even as At that or this very moment when even now - A very little while ago (archaic)
- After all that has happened
even on (Scot) Without intermission even out To become even or equal even so Nevertheless even up on To requite or come square with on an even keel see under keel1 keel1 /kēl/ noun- The part of a ship extending along the bottom from stem to stern, and supporting the whole frame
- A ship (poetic)
- A longitudinal member running along the underside of an airship's hull
- Any similar structure functioning like a ship's keel (biology)
- Any narrow prominent ridge
transitive verb or intransitive verb To turn keel upwards ORIGIN: ON kjölr keelˈage noun Dues for a keel or ship in port keeled adjective - Keel-shaped (botany)
- Having a ridge on the back
keelˈless adjective keelˈboat noun - A type of yacht with a heavy external keel providing weight to offset that of the sails
- See also keel2
keelˈhaul transitive verb - To punish by hauling under the keel of a ship by ropes from the one side to the other
- To rebuke severely
keelˈhauling noun keel over - (of a ship) to capsize
- To stagger or fall over
on an even keel - Balanced, not tilting to one side or the other (often figurative)
- (of eg business affairs) running smoothly, settled or well-organized
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