kile

K5I1L1E1
/kaɪl/

noun

An ulcer; sore.

OriginMiddle English kile ← Old Norse kýli ← Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ →
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Meanings

kile1

nounkile (plural kiles)

plural kiles

  1. An ulcer; sore.

Kile2

proper nounKile (plural Kiles)

plural Kiles

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gew-“to bend, curve, vault”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gewl-“vessel, bowl, ball”
  3. Proto-Germanic*kūlǭ
  4. Old Norsekýli“boil”
  5. Middle Englishkile
  6. Englishkile

From Middle English kile, kyle, kylle, from Old Norse kýli (“boil”), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, *kūlijǭ (“boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- (“vessel, bowl, ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, vault”). Cognate with Icelandic kýli (“wen, boil”), Swedish kula (“boil, bulge; pit”), Danish kule (“boil, bump; pit”), German Keule (“club”), German Kuhle (“hollow”), Dutch kuil (“pit, hole”). See also keel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kile

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

likeKiel
Cite this entry
APA

kile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kile

MLA

“kile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kile.

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