KELLY

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• KELLY (noun)
  The noun KELLY has 3 senses:

1. United States circus clown (1898-1979)

2. United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)

3. United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)

  Familiarity information: KELLY used as a noun is uncommon.

• KELLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States circus clown (1898-1979)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie

Instance hypernyms:

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Grace Kelly; Grace Patricia Kelly; Kelly; Princess Grace of Monaco

Instance hypernyms:

actress (a female actor)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Eugene Curran Kelly; Gene Kelly; Kelly

Instance hypernyms:

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)

choreographer (someone who creates new dances)

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)

 Context examples 

Kelly ripped up a bottom board and began paddling, but dropped it with a cry of pain as its splinters drove into his hands.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Having Paterson-Kelly syndrome may increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer.

(Paterson-Kelly syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo on Oct. 2, 2015, from the International Space Station and wrote on Twitter, Early morning shot of Hurricane ‎Joaquin‬ from space station before reaching ‪‎Bahamas‬.

(Hurricane Joaquin From the International Space Station, NASA)

"This is a complex problem," said Kelly Kulhanek, a graduate student in the UMD Department of Entomology who helped with the survey.

(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)

A standardized survey developed and copyrighted by Kelly Posner and colleagues with The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene in 2008 which is used to evaluate a patient's suicidal tendencies at a subsequent visit.

(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Since Last Visit Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

A standardized survey developed and copyrighted by Kelly Posner and colleagues with The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene in 2008 which is used to evaluate a patient's suicidal tendencies.

(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug profile reveals the potential to be part of a single-dose cure, benefitting people who are infected with malaria, and working as a preventative measure, says Kelly Chibale, a corresponding author of the article and founding director of the University of Cape Town (UCT) Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D.

(Antimalarial candidate holds promise as a single dose, SciDev.Net)

“I don’t think it was worth it,” I said to Wolf Larsen, “a broken boat for Kelly’s life.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“But Kelly didn’t amount to much,” was the reply.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Harrison and Kelly, however, made such an attempt.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)