knee
/niː/
Knie
- Plural
- knees
Bedeutungen
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Knie
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.
Er fiel auf die Knie.
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The snow was knee deep.
Der Schnee war knietief.
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Knie
The part of a garment that covers the knee
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Knie
An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy
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Knie
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humansselten
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Knie
The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle) — In birdsselten
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Knie
The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage — In birdsselten
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Knie
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bentselten
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Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection pointselten
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Knie
A blow made with the knee; a kneeingselten
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Knie
The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledgeselten