knee — the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
Pronunciation (IPA): /niː/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's knee makes a clicking sound when she walks.
- He got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend.
- The water was knee-deep, but somehow I still managed to trip.
knee
NOUN[/niː/]
the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Knee derives from Old English cneow, which comes from a common Germanic root shared across the Germanic language family. The initial 'k' sound was originally pronounced but became silent over time through phonetic evolution.
Breakdown
cneow → knee, with the initial 'k' becoming silent through sound loss (called apocope or consonant deletion) in the transition from Old English to Middle English.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother's knee makes a clicking sound when she walks.”
“He got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend.”
“The water was knee-deep, but somehow I still managed to trip.”
“My knee started shaking when I saw the math test.”
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