be on an even keel
41keel — 1 noun 1 a bar along the bottom of a boat that keeps it steady in the water 2 on an even keel steady without any sudden changes: Now that the crisis is over, we must try to get things back on an even keel. 2 verb keel over phrasal verb (I) to… …
42keel — I UK [kiːl] / US [kɪl] noun [countable] Word forms keel : singular keel plural keels a long thin piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that helps it to balance in the water • on an even keel II UK [kiːl] / US [kɪl] verb Word forms… …
43keel — keel1 [ kil ] noun count a long thin piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that helps it to balance in the water on an even keel operating or happening without problems keel keel 2 [ kil ] verb ,keel over phrasal verb intransitive 1.… …
44keel — n. on an even keel ( well balanced ) * * * [kiːl] on an even keel ( well balanced ) …
45keel — I [[t]kil[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a central fore and aft structural member in the bottom of a ship s hull extending from the stem to the sternpost 2) a ship; boat 3) a part corresponding to a ship s keel in some other structure, as in a dirigible …
46keel — The principal fore and aft component of a ship s framing located along the centerline of the bottom and connected to the stem and stern frames. Also see bilge keel center vertical keel even keel flat plate keel …
47keel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. turn (over), keel over, fall down, drop like a log. See obliquity, inversion. n. bar or false keel; centerboard. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. board, bottom timber, keelson; see base 3 , bottom 1 …
48even — 1. adj., adv., & v. adj. (evener, evenest) 1 level; flat and smooth. 2 a uniform in quality; constant. b equal in number or amount or value etc. c equally balanced. 3 (usu. foll. by with) in the same plane or line. 4 (of a person s temper etc.)… …
49even — even1 adjective (evener, evenest) 1》 flat and smooth; level. 2》 equal in number, amount, or value. ↘equally balanced: the match was fairly even. ↘having little variation in quality; regular. 3》 (of a person s temper or disposition)… …
50keel — on an even keel keel over …
