Kegel vs Keel - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between kegel and keel

is that kegel is a contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them while keel is skittle, pin.

is to clench ones perineum and pelvic muscles.

(Kegel exercise)

(en noun)

* Kegel exercise

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(wikipedia keel)

(en noun)

(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.

(nautical) Sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.

(nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.

A material similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement.

(zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.

(botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.

A brewer's cooling vat.

* even keel * keelhaul * keel over

(en verb)

to collapse, to fall

He keeled over after having a stroke.

To traverse with a keel; to navigate.

To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

* keel over

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