keel
A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
The rigid bottom part of something else, especially an iceberg.
A type of flat-bottomed boat.
The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing