knee

noun

  1. A joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the femur, tibia, and patella
  2. The tarsal joint of a bird
  3. The joint between the femur and tibia of an insect
  4. A piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (such as the deck beams of a ship)
  5. A rounded or conical process rising from the roots of various swamp-growing trees

    "cypress knee"

  6. The part of a garment covering the knee
  7. A blow with the bent knee

verb

  1. To strike with the knee
  2. To bend the knee to

plural noun

  1. Breech

adjective

  1. Sunk to the knees

    "knee-deep in mud"

  2. Deeply engaged or occupied

    "knee-deep in work"

  3. Knee-high

adjective

  1. Rising or reaching upward to the knees

    "knee-high stockings"

adjective

  1. Readily predictable automatic

    "knee-jerk reactions"

noun

  1. An involuntary forward kick produced by a light blow on the tendon below the patella

noun

  1. An extremely funny joke, line, or story

noun

  1. A knee-high sock

idiom

  1. Very young and small

    "I haven't seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper."

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