stifle, knee
(noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
knee
(noun) the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu
(noun) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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.
(archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
knee (third-person singular simple present knees, present participle kneeing, simple past and past participle kneed)
(transitive, archaic) To kneel to.
(reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
• Enke, Keen, keen, kene, kène, neek
Source: Wiktionary
Knee, n. Etym: [OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kni, G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. kn, Sw. knä,Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L.genu, Gr. janu, Cf. Genuflection.]
1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
2. (Anat.) (a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. (b) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding)
Definition: A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. Give them title, knee, and approbation. Shak. Knee breeches. See under Breeches.
– Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom.
– Knee jerk (Physiol.) a jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle; one of the so-called tendon reflexes.
– Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary.
– Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it.
– Knee tribute, or Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. [Obs.] "Knee tribute yet unpaid." Milton.
Knee, v. t.
Definition: To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.] Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy. Shak
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
