kesh

K5E1S1H4

noun

The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.

OriginIrish cis →
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Meanings

kesh1

nounkesh (uncountable)

alternative kes

  1. SikhismuncountableThe practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks.

kesh2

nounkesh (plural keshes)

plural keshes

  1. historicalA basket of branches and stones placed underwater as the base of a causeway.

Kesh3

proper noun
  1. A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Origin

kesh · noun

  1. Irishcis“basket”
  2. Englishkesh

Borrowed from Irish cis (“basket”). Doublet of cesta, chest, cist, and kist

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Kesh · proper noun

From Irish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

kesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kesh

MLA

“kesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kesh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kesh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kesh.

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