kief

or kef

or kif

[ keef, kef, keyf ]

noun
  1. Usually kief .

    • a powdery, crystallized substance extracted from the resin glands on the flower buds of the cannabis plant: more potent than marijuana due to a high concentration of cannabinoids and terpenes.: Compare hashish (def. 2).

    • a popular name for marijuana.

  2. Usually kef . a state of drowsy contentment or trancelike calm, especially from the use of marijuana, opium, or another narcotic: In our peace-themed rooms scented with patchouli and the smoke of homegrown weed, we felt the kef and thought we were saving the world.

  • Also keef, keif [keef, kef, keyf] /kif, kɛf, keɪf/ .

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How to use kief in a sentence

  • He erected idols on the sandy cliffs of kief; that of Perun had a head of silver and a beard of gold.

    The Story of Russia | R. Van Bergen, M.A.

British Dictionary definitions for kief

kief

/ (kiːf) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of kif

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