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kellies

kellies is the plural of kelly.

Meaning of kelly

Noun (1)

kelly (plural kellies)

  1. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
  2. A roly-poly (toy).
    • Tumblers, tilters and kellys are those toys which have a circular base with a weighted end. They sway to and fro and are not knocked completely over. They derive from the East and have various names, but most represent stability in some form or another.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 169

Noun (2)

kelly

  1. Kelly green.
    • Today there is no color or fabric that is out for girl or teen chubbies. Plaids, big, bold block designs, dark or light grounds, heavy textured wools, fleeces and brilliant colors of red, kelly or green, odd or off shades of rust, lavender, and other colors in the fashion cycle are now adapted in...1947, Girls' and Teens' Merchandiser: The National Trade Magazine for the Girls' and Teens' Industrypage=31

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Proper noun capitalized: Kellies

Kellies

  1. (plural) plural of Kelly

Questions about kellies

What is kellies the plural of?
Kellies is the plural of kelly.
What part of speech is kellies?
Kellies is a proper noun.

Words near kellies in the dictionary

  1. Kellian
  2. Kellianne
  3. kellidar
  4. kellidars
  5. Kellie
  6. kellies
  7. Kelligrews
  8. Kelliher
  9. Kellihers
  10. kellin
  11. Kelling

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