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Meaning of "kier" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KIER

From Old Norse ker tub; related to Old High German kar.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KIER

kier  [kɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kier

Kier is a first and surname of several people and is also used in several other contexts. It is also spelled Keir.

Definition of kier in the English dictionary

The definition of kier in the dictionary is a vat in which cloth is bleached.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIER

kids´ stuff
kidskin
kidstakes
kidult
kidvid
kief
kiekie
Kiel
kielbasa
Kielce
kierie
Kierkegaard
Kierkegaardian
kieselguhr
kieselgur
kieserite
Kiev
kif
kiff

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIER

atelier
barrier
bustier
carrier
Corbusier
courier
dernier
dossier
earlier
easier
frontier
hotelier
identifier
modifier
Olivier
premier
soldier
supplier
tier
vier

Synonyms and antonyms of kier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIER

Find out the translation of kier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kier
570 millions of speakers

English

kier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জামাকাপড় ফুটিয়ে পরিস্কার করার বড় পাত্র বা টব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autoclave
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한국 에너지 기술 연구원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கியர்முறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kier

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIER»

The term «kier» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIER»

Discover the use of kier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Imagining War: French and British Military Doctrine Between ...
In this innovative theoretical book, Elizabeth Kier uses a cultural approach to take issue with the conventional wisdom that military organizations inherently prefer offensive doctrines.
Elizabeth Kier, 1999
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Molecular Orbital Theory In Drug Research
Molecular Orbital Theory In Drug Research
Lemont Kier, 2012
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Chemical Technology in the Pre-Treatment Processes of Textiles
circulation of the kier liquor. In this system, there is a small subsidiary receiver kier between the actual kier and supply pipe. About one-fifth of the liquor in the kier is withdrawn into the receiver kier and this creates a partial vacuum, drawing  ...
S.R. Karmakar, 1999
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SPIN
Lady Miss Kier, post-gorgeous singer with post-fabulous dance-music outfit Deee -Lite, is talking about how punk nihilism and postpunk miserable-ism became just another excuse not to give a fuck. "The punk attitude was like, voting doesn't ...
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Molecular Descriptors for Chemoinformatics
Kier, L.B. (1971) Molecular Orbital Theory in Drug Research, Academic Press, New York. Kier, L.B. (1980a) Structural information from molecular connectivity 4cpc index. J. Pharm. Sci., 69, 1034–1039. Kier, L.B. (1980b) Use of molecular ...
Roberto Todeschini, Viviana Consonni, 2009
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The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis
She sees (military) culture as “providing limited means to the organization, not as providing the values that guide action” (Kier 1997, 31). So for Kier, culture is more than attitudes or orientation; it also consists in what Swidler deems “a 'tool kit' ...
Robert E. Goodin, Charles Tilly, 2008
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Handbook of Molecular Descriptors
Kier, L.B. and Hall, L.H. (1976b). Molecular Connectivity VII: Specific Treatment of Heteroatoms. J.Pharm.Sci. , 65 , 1806-1809. Kier, L.B., Murray, W.J., Randic, M. and Hall, L.H. (197621). Molecular Connectivity Concept Applied to Density.
Roberto Todeschini, Viviana Consonni, 2008
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Molecular connectivity in structure-activity analysis
Describes molecular connectivity as a structure-based approach to biological quantitative structure activity (QSAR).
Lemont Burwell Kier, Lowell H. Hall, 1986
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Textile Preparation and Dyeing
4.8 Modern Kier of the kier and forced through a calorifier or heat exchangerby a centrifugal pump. It is then sent to the top of the kier and spread by the sprayer or distributor over the material loaded in the kier. Before material is loaded, ...
A K Roy Choudhury, 2006
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Topological Indices and Related Descriptors in QSAR and QSPAR
[8] Kier, L.B. and Hall, L.H. (1976). Molecular Connectivity in Chemistry and Drug Research. Academic Press, New York, p. 257. [9] Hall, L.H. and Kier, L.B. (1978). Molecular connectivity and substructure analysis. J. Pharm. Sci. 67, 1743-1747.
James Devillers, Alexandru T Balaban, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Corby agency workers blacklisted, claims union
The GMB has accused Kier of blacklisting Street Scene Services agency workers in Corby because they raised grievances over alleged ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Insight: Kier Group sells FPS to Endless in £17.9m buyout
Kier Group has sold its FPS (Fleet and Passenger Services) division, which provides specialist vehicle contract leasing and fleet management ... «FleetNews, Jul 15»
3
Gangers and Operatives
Kier Group is a leading construction, services and property group specialising in building and civil engineering, support services, commercial ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
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Kier wins first phase of £85m shopping centre
Kier has landed the first phase of the £85m redevelopment of the Arndale Centre in Eastbourne. Work will start on site imminently on the £2m ... «Construction Enquirer, Jul 15»
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KIer Construction St Mary's Harbour Update
Kier has been delayed in sending out their weekly update. Although it says July 10th, this is what was distributed today, Tuesday the 14th. «ScillyToday, Jul 15»
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Analysts' Recent Ratings Changes for Kier Group plc (KIE)
7/2/2015 – Kier Group plc had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Numis Securities Ltd. They now have a GBX 1,625 ($25.28) price target ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Kier Property launches 'Logistics City' brand
The first major Logistics City scheme will be developed in West Thurrock, where Kier Property has purchased ten acres from Hanson at ... «Insider Media, Jul 15»
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Kier tops June but Balfour slips back in annual league
Kier soared to the top of June's contractor table as Balfour Beatty relinquished its grip on the annual league. «Construction News, Jul 15»
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Kier disposes of fleet arm through MBO
Property firm Kier Group plc has disposed of its fleet and passenger services division through a management buy out funded by private equity ... «BusinessCar, Jul 15»
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Balfour Beatty, Kier 'suffer major cost overruns' over $8.4bn Hong …
Balfour Beatty and Kier are suffering major cost overruns and project delays over the $8.4bn rail scheme to link Hong Kong with the Chinese ... «MEConstructionNews.com, Jul 15»

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