Thesaurus: ken

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1. n. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.
2. n. t. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.
3. n. t. To recognize; to descry; to discern.
4. v. i. To look around.
5. n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
6. n. range of what one can know or understand
7. n. the range of vision
8. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.] 2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." Addison 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak. To look around. [Obs.] Burton. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken." Longfellow. Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.
9. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
10. n range of what one can know or understand n the range of vision