knee
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knee (plural knees)
- In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
- skeleton The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
- (anatomy) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
- Quotations
- 1980: Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 41.
- Quotations
- An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
- Give them title, knee, and approbation. Shak.
- Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point
4 letters in word "knee": E E K N.
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