Home › Words › C › carinecarinecarine · noun — A keel.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologySee carina.nounA keel.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.carina 78% match — A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. vs carine →carination 74% match — A ridge, or similar formation, in the form of a keel. vs carine →carinated 70% match — carinate; shaped like a keel vs carine →scaphium 67% match — The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers. vs carine →keely 66% match — Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle) vs carine →carinula 65% match — A small carina vs carine →carinate 65% match — Shaped like a boat's keel. vs carine →carinulate 65% match — Having the form of a carinula vs carine →