Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 20 compound words that contain keen. The most common are listed below. Open keen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- keen as mustardVery keen, enthusiastic, eager.
- keen as a beanVery keen; enthusiastic; eager.
- young and keenfifteen
- peachy keenExtremely good, exactly right; all right.
- keen as knivesVery keen or eager; avid.
- keen-wittedQuickwitted.
- treat 'em mean to keep 'em keenAlternative form of treat them mean, keep them keen.
- keen-wittednessThe state of being keen-witted
- Keen-changAlternative form of Jianchang (Xichang)
- peachy keen jelly beanSynonym of peachy keen: Extremely good, exactly right; all right.
- Hok-keenObsolete form of Hokkien: A linguistic subgroup of the Southern Min (Min Nan) branch, of the Min branch, of the Sinitic (Chinese) branch, of the Sino-Tibetan language family which is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of mainland …
Compound words 20
- keenlyIn a keen manner.
- keennesssharpness or cutting ability
- keenoA pupil who works hard; a swot.
- keenishSomewhat keen.
- overkeenOverly keen.
- keenestsuperlative form of keen: most keen
- nankeenA type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- miskeenPoor, pathetic, innocent; (by extension) not affiliated with criminal gangs.
- BrackeenA surname.
- BurkeenA surname.