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Synonyms for knee
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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. kneenoun

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.5 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "knee":

    lap, kneecap

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#7034knee
#8608lap
#43067stifle
#123107kneecap
#201265genu

How to use knee in a sentence?

  1. Bradley Beal:

    We were just taking some precautionary measures, the knee feels a lot better, my whole body feels great. I felt refreshed and rejuvenated tonight.

  2. Indigenous Guatemalan:

    One of them hit me on the head, the other one on my chest and on my knee.

  3. Alicia Sampson:

    I saw something big, and it looked like a shark tooth, we were about knee deep in the water.

  4. Chairman Christopher Johnson:

    If somebody (on the Jets) takes a knee, that fine will be borne by the organization, by me, not the players.

  5. Michael Breed:

    Don’t make a lot of bend — just a little knee flex.


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