التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From Middle English _kne_, from Old English _cnēo_, from Proto-Germanic _*knewą_ (compare Low German _Knee_, Dutch _knie_, German _Knie_, Danish _knæ_, Swedish _knä_), from Proto-Indo-European _*ǵnéwo-_, a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European _*ǵónu_. Compare Hittite
From Middle English kne, from Old English cnēo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ,
Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-, a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Hittite
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK) enPR: nē, IPA(key): /niː/
* (US) IPA(key): /ni/
* Rhymes: -iː
* Homophone: nee
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(UK) enPR:
nē, IPA(key): /niː/
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(US) IPA(key): /ni/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Homophone: nee
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
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English - Noun
KNEE (_plural_ KNEES _or_ KNEEN)
* In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
_Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed KNEES when she fell._
* In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
* The part of a garment that covers the knee.
* (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
* 1980, Richard W. Unger, _The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600_, page 41
Deck beams were supported by hanging KNEES, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them.
* (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
* _circa_ 1605, William Shakepeare, _Timon of Athens_, Act III, scene iii, line 36
Give them title, KNEE, and approbation.
_To make a KNEE._
* Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point.
* A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
DERIVED TERMS
* down on one's knees
* kneecap
* kneejerk
* kneel
* kneepan
* kneesies
* knees-up
TRANSLATIONS
knee (plural knees or kneen)
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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.
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Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
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In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding
to the wrist in humans.
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The part of a garment that covers the knee.
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(shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
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(archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
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To make a knee.
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Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a
line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point.
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A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
التي في فئةENGLISH - VERB
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التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
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English - Anagrams
* keen