'Knee' definitions:
Definition of 'knee'
From: WordNet
noun
Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu]
noun
Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee [syn: stifle, knee]
noun
The part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
Definition of 'Knee'
From: GCIDE
- Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cne['o], cne['o]w; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn[imac], G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kn[=e], Sw. kn[aum], Dan. kn[ae], Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. j[=a]nu, [root]231. Cf. Genuflection.]
- 1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) (a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. (b) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. [1913 Webster]
- Give them title, knee, and approbation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Knee breeches. See under Breeches.
- Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom.
- Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary.
- Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it.
- Knee tribute, or Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. [Obs.] "Knee tribute yet unpaid." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knee'
From: GCIDE
- Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), v. t. To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy. --Shak [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'knee'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angle,
- ankle,
- apex,
- articulation,
- bayonet legs,
- bend,
- bifurcation,
- bight,
- boot,
- boundary,
- bowlegs,
- butt,
- calf,
- cant,
- cervix,
- chevron,
- clinch,
- closure,
- cnemis,
- coin,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- corner,
- coupling,
- crank,
- crook,
- crotchet,
- deflection,
- dogleg,
- dovetail,
- drumstick,
- elbow,
- ell,
- embrace,
- foreleg,
- fork,
- furcation,
- gamb,
- gambrel,
- gigot,
- gliding joint,
- ham,
- hind leg,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hock,
- hook,
- inflection,
- interface,
- jamb,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- kick,
- knuckle,
- L,
- leg,
- limb,
- link,
- miter,
- mortise,
- neck,
- nook,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- podite,
- point,
- popliteal space,
- punt,
- quoin,
- rabbet,
- scarf,
- scissor-legs,
- seam,
- shank,
- shin,
- shoulder,
- stems,
- stitch,
- stumps,
- suture,
- swerve,
- symphysis,
- tarsus,
- tie rod,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- trotters,
- union,
- veer,
- vertex,
- weld,
- wrist,
- zag,
- zig,
- zigzag
Words containing 'Knee'
- Housemaid's knee,
- Knee breeches,
- Knee holly,
- Knee holm,
- Knee jerk,
- Knee joint,
- Knee timber,
- Knee tribute,
- Knee worship,
- Stern knee,
- Transom knees,
- Wounded Knee,
- human knee,
- knee bend,
- knee brace,
- knee deep,
- knee high,
- knee pad,
- knee pants,
- knee piece,
- water on the knee,
- Knee jerk liberal,
- Knee jerk reaction,
- Knee-crooking,
- Knee-deep,
- Knee-high,
- Thick-knee,
- Wounded Knee, SD,
- knee-hi,
- knee-length,
- knock-knee,
- knock-knees,
- knee-jerk reflex