knees
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
An inflected form of knee · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,073 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,030 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella also: knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee also: stifle
- the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
knees in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Then I got on my knees and looked under the bed.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He fell on his knees before the little house and offered up a prayer.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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Mme. Favoral looked as if she wished to drop on her knees before the old lawyer.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The sword shall plane the furrows of thy brows, And hew these knees that now are grown so stiff.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Then the beautiful maiden fell on her knees before him, saying, ‘Oh, my dearest, forgive me the ill I have done you!
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1