Synonyms for knee
niknee

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genunoun

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

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

2. stifle, kneenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, knee joint, stifle, human knee, genu

3. kneenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

Matched Categories

1. • Cloth Covering
   • Hinge Joint
   • Joint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kneenoun

   Associated words:
   genuflect, genuflection, ham, hock, gonitis, stifle, geniculate, dib, quadriceps

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "knee":

   lap, kneecap

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1. Steve Deace:

   I will give [ the establishment ] credit, they were headed for an all-out self-immolation with both Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush running. So Jeb Bush goes out on a plane and basically knee-caps Mitt Romney in public.

2. Maria Liston:

   The knee is the clincher.

3. Kyle Bass:

   We are going to challenge and invalidate patents through the IPR process ... (and) we are not going to settle, the companies that are expanding patents by simply changing the dosage or the way they are packaging something are going to get knee capped.

4. Anton Khudobin:

   Anton Khudobin had 38 saves, including 16 in the third after giving up two goals earlier in the period. Vegas goalieRobin Lehner stopped 20 shotsoverall while his record postseason shutout streak ended. Dallas was outshot 18-4 in the third period, but had the final chance in regulation with a 3-on-1 break. Stars captain Jamie Benns wrister briefly shook up Lehner, who was struck by the puck that went over the pad and hit him near his left knee as time expired. I thought in the third we responded again, had a bunch of chances to potentially win the game in the last five minutes, Vegas coach Pete DeBoer said. It was one of those nights. They were opportunistic and thats what they are. Pucks right on the wrong guys stick in the wrong spots tonight for us. Lehner was back in net for overtime, and said afterward that he was fine. As for the game-ending goal, he said, It happened pretty quick. ... Tough to judge right now. Vegas tied the game at 2 with 7:14 left in regulation on Alex Tuchs goal that was challenged by the Stars, who felt there was interference against Anton Khudobin. The goalie was in front of the right post with Mark Stone against him when Alex Tuchs shot went over Alex Tuchs left shoulder and into the net. Nothing I can say about it, I think I was out of the crease. That was it.

5. Filmmaker Leslee Udwin:

   Those early, hysterical, knee-jerk reactions in India were from people who had not seen the film. There was no copy of the film at that point.