ken

1. n. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. Source: opted

2. n. t. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. Source: opted

3. n. t. To recognize; to descry; to discern. Source: opted

4. v. i. To look around. Source: opted

5. n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. Source: opted

6. n. range of what one can know or understand Source: wordnet

7. n. the range of vision Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.] Source: adambom

10. n range of what one can know or understand n the range of vision Source: ecdict

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