knee
/niː/
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank; The part of a garment that covers the knee; An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy
- plural
- knees
Meanings
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In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank
He dropped to his knees.
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The snow was knee deep.
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The part of a garment that covers the knee
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An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy
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In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humansrare
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The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle) — In birdsrare
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The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage — In birdsrare
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A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bentrare
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Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection pointrare
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A blow made with the knee; a kneeingrare
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The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledgerare