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joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee -
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the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee -
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hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
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A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. "Give them title, knee , and approbation." -
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(Mech. & 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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In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. -
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(Anat) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man. -
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(Anat) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. -
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nē To supplicate by kneeling. "Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy."
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The joint between the two principal parts of the leg of man or the hind limb of lower animals; the articulation of the thigh-bone or femur with the tibia or fibula, or with both. See def. 2 and knee-joint. -
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Some other joint in animals other than man, likened to the human knee-joint or regarded as its representative The carpal articulation or wrist-joint of various animals, as the horse, cow, etc.: as, the horse went down on his knees. -
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The tarsal articulation or heel-joint of a bird; the suffrago: as, tibiæ feathered down to the knee, The joint of an insect's leg connecting the femur and the tibia. In descriptions the word is often used to indicate the apex of the femur, sometimes including the base of the tibia: as, black or yellow knees. -
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Something resembling the knee in shape. -
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Specifically— In ship-building, a piece of timber or iron having an angular bend like that of the knee, used to secure the beams of a ship to her sides or timbers. The branches of the knee form an angle of greater or smaller extent, according to the situation of the pieces which it is designed to unite. Lodging-knees are knees fixed parallel to the deck. Hanging-knees are knees placed vertically, generally under a deck-beam. Diagonal hanging-knees are knees which cross the timbers in a slanting direction. Also knee-piece. See cut nnder stern. -
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In carpentry, a piece of wood having a natural bend, or sawn into shape, and fitted into an angle. -
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In architecture, a part of the back of a hand-rail of a convex form: the reverse of a ramp, which is concave. -
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In botany a spur-like process on the roots of the bald cypress, Taxodium distichum, by which a part of their surface is kept above water. -
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A genuflection; reverence. -
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To go down on the knees; kneel. -
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To kneel to. -
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To pass over on the knees. -
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In ship-building, to fit with a knee or knees. -
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In graphics, a break or abrupt change in a plotted curve. -
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A natural prominence; a rock, hill, or part of a hill.
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nē the joint between the thigh and shin bones: a piece of timber or metal like a bent knee: -
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(Shak.) to kneel to, to go over on one's knees -
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nē (Shak.) a genuflection
Bee's Knees - If something is the bee's knees, it's outstanding or the best in its class.
Knee slapper - A knee slapper is something that is considered funny, though it is often used sarcastically.
Knee-high to a grasshopper - If something happened when you were knee-high to a grasshopper, it happened when you were a very young child.
Knee-jerk reaction - A knee-jerk reaction is an instant, instinctive response to a situation.
Weak at the knees - If people go weak at the knees, they have a powerful emotional reaction to something and feel that they might fall over.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. kne, cneo, As. cneó, cneów,; akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. knī, G. & D. knie, OHG. chniu, chneo, Icel. knē, Sw. knä, Dan. knæ, Goth. kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. jānu, √231. Cf. Genuflection
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. cneów, cneó; Ger. knie, L. genu, Gr. gonu.
Chas is an honor-roll student and has been a big help to his family after his mother's knee surgery. nj.com
Dena Cooper never imagined that at age 47 her doctor would recommend double knee-replacement surgery. nj.com
Surgery at age 14 to remove bone chips in his right knee. nytimes.com
Ken knocked out the room's two 12-foot-long knee walls, reframed both eaves , and then Sheetrocked the studded walls. yankeemagazine.com
On my knees in Ohio, prayin' for an echo chamber . appeal-democrat.com
The fracture failed to set properly, and soon his hip and knee had stiffened up as well. nytimes.com
Former UT star puts knee injury behind him with historic outing. star-telegram.com
Vail knee surgeon awarded esteemed orthopaedic reseach award. vaildaily.com
Pittsburgh lost rookie guard David DeCastro to a gruesome right knee injury in the first quarter of an otherwise dominant 38-7 preseason win over the Buffalo Bills. ncnewsonline.com
Fans will now be patted down from the ankles to the knees, and from the waist up. 999ktdy.com
Laurence Bowers had 20 points and seven rebounds in his return from a knee. ksdk.com
Tra Thomas has some pain in his back these days where he had surgery once, and his knees bark at him occasionally, but for a man who played a dozen seasons of offensive tackle in the NFL, Thomas got away almost clean. philly.com
Jose Aldo knees Mike Brown during the World Featherweight Championship Wednesday at the Palms. lasvegassun.com
Brown Knee Out for the season. nst.net
'Family' lifted Eric Maynor after knee injury, literally and figuratively . newsok.com
In the second case, cosmic ray protons peaking at ∼ 1015 − 1016 eV (close to the knee in the CR spectrum) are produced. A distinct model of UHECR particles above the GZK cutoff has been recently proposed .
Neutron Stars as Sources of High Energy Particles - the case of RPP
We recover the knee at low luminosities that is found in observations.
The phase-diagram of the IGM and the entropy floor of groups and clusters: are clusters born warm?
This, of course, is a direct consequence of the fact that the velocity spectrum of planetesimals has a knee at xk , see §4.2.1.
Dynamical evolution of planetesimals in protoplanetary disks
As a result, mass spectrum exhibits a pronounced “knee” at this mass.
Dynamical evolution of planetesimals in protoplanetary disks
Note that the separation of ℓ2 (L, p) and Lξ increases with increasing number of shortcuts x in the system, making the “knee” of the first-return distribution more pronounced.
Scaling Properties of Random Walks on Small-World Networks
Or the hot bathing of a sore knee may be most effective for a while, and then may give rise to sore pain. "Papers on Health" by
Roach recoiled, then sunk upon his knees with an abject whine for mercy. "Prisoners of Hope" by
He shut it in and rose from his knees. "The Long Roll" by
On the shore every one fell to his knees in prayer. "The Best Short Stories of 1920" by
He was a little uncertain about the knees, but very sanguine for all that. "The Forbidden Trail" by
They were heavy-set men in leather jackets and short, wide knee-length trousers. "Beyond the Vanishing Point" by
Were it not in a ball-room, I should beg the favour upon my knees. "The War Trail" by
Whenever she had an easy moment, she used to like to have him placed on her knee. "How It All Came Round" by
As Julius rose his knees gave under him. "The History of Sir Richard Calmady" by
Finally the excavation was three feet deep, and high enough to admit Hamp on his hands and knees. "The Camp in the Snow" by
The little life upon thy knee,
And whisper as so soft it lies,—
'Our little babe!'
As children to thy knee,
Thou givest me my being's all,
Thou sayest child to me.
The child upon her knee,
Saying: "Here is a story-book
Thy Father has written for thee."
(Since I was born of thee)
And care for all his little ways
And nurse him on thy knee.
Father, as we bend the knee,
May we feel thy presence nigh,
--Nothing 'twixt our souls and thee!
For I am sore distrest,
And I would kneel beside your knee
And weep upon your breast. . . ."