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knee

/ni/noun1 syllable

Knee means: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella.

Synonyms for knee5

noun, as in hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu

noun, as in joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

stifle

What does knee mean?3

noun

1

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

2

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

3

the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with knee?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for knee, grouped by syllable

Knee in a sentence

  • On the way, there were places where the snow was knee-deep.sundown
  • Donald slammed his knee against the table, pretending to hurt himself.Amastan
  • His knee was hurting, he could not stand.Aghanim
  • The player says his knee is fine, but his ankle is hurting.carlosalberto
  • José fell, but he only scraped his knee.Dejo
  • After the accident, he could no longer bend his right knee.karloelkebekio
  • After his knee repair, he could walk without pain.Source_VOA
  • These days, people rarely wear patches on their elbows and knees.AlanF_US

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Forms of knee

as a noun

plural
knees