verb Download 🔗Share To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). Examples : "The farmer hoped his prized cow would kenning a healthy calf in the spring. " family physiology biology sex human being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To know, perceive or understand. Examples : "Simple Sentence: "I ken the feeling of being nervous before a test, I get it every time." " mind philosophy being ability linguistics language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. Examples : "From the hilltop, I could ken the small village nestled in the valley below. " appearance action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea. Examples : "From the crow's nest, the lookout had a clear kenning of the approaching ship on the horizon. " nautical sailing ocean appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles. Examples : "The distant ship was barely visible; it was just at the edge of the horizon, about one kenning away. " nautical range ocean geography Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little. Examples : "put in a kenning of salt" amount part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula. Examples : "I separated the yolk carefully and noticed a thick kenning attached to each side, anchoring it within the egg white. " biology anatomy part food animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way. Examples : "In Old English poems, "whale-road" is a kenning for the sea. " literature language style phrase writing word culture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity. Examples : "The farmer measured out a kenning of corn to feed the chickens. " amount utensil unit agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
