keir
UK/kɪə/US/kɪɹ/
keir is the alternative form of kier.
Meaning of kier
Noun
kier (plural kiers)
- A bleaching vat.
- The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265
- Synonyms:
- keeve
Proper noun capitalized: Keir
Keir (plural Keirs)
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- 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.2025 January 23, Reuters, “UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for Southport girls’ murders”, in CNN
Forms of keir
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keirs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Keirs |
Origin of keir
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?]. Hanks (2006) derived the name from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“a fort”), possibly via Scots keir.
Words formed from keir
Words that rhyme with keir
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about keir
- What does keir mean?
- Keir means a surname.
- What is keir the alternative form of?
- Keir is the alternative form of kier.
- What part of speech is keir?
- Keir is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce keir?
- Keir is pronounced /kɪə/ (UK).
Words near keir in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: keir (page history and authors); Keir (page history and authors); kier (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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