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— English words —

• knee n. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
• knee n. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
• knee n. The part of a garment that covers the knee.
• knee n. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
• knee n. (With the verb "take") An act of kneeling on one knee, typically to acknowledge an injury or sacrifice…
• knee n. (Archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
• knee n. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
• knee n. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
• knee v. (Transitive, archaic) To kneel to.
• knee v. (Transitive) To poke or strike with the knee.
• knee v. (Reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Central franconian
  • Knee n. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) knee.
• Middle english
  • knee n. Alternative form of kne.
• Norwegian nynorsk
  • knee v. (Intransitive) to kneel, to fall on one’s knees.
  • knee v. (Intransitive) to walk on one’s knees.
  • knee v. (Transitive) to poke or strike with the knee.
  • knee n. (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of kne.

— English words, defined in German —

• knee S. Knie.
• knee S. Winkel, Knierohr, Rohrkrümmer, Krümmer.
• knee S. Kniestück (an Hosen).
• knee V. Mit dem Knie stoßen.
• knee V. Von Hosen: (an den Knien) ausbeulen.
• knee V. Veraltet: das Knie beugen, in die Knie gehen.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• knee n. (Anatomie) knie.

— English words, defined in Latin —

• knee n.subs. Genu (-us, neut.) ||.
• knee v. † Supplicare.
• knee v. Genu icere.

— English words, defined in French —

• knee n. (Anatomie) Genou, articulation de la jambe.
• knee v. Frapper avec le genou.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• knee s. Anatomía. Rodilla.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• knee s. (Anatomia) joelho.
• knee s. Alguma coisa cujo formato lembra um joelho.
• knee s. Ponto de inflexão na linha de um gráfico.
• knee s. (Arcaísmo) ato de ajoelhar-se.
• knee v. Dar uma joelhada em, golpear com o joelho.
• knee v. (Arcaico) ajoelhar-se ante.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• knee s. (Anatomia) ginocchio.
• knee s. Dare una ginocchiata a.

83 English words from 17 English definitions

acknowledge act allied Alternative and angle animals Any archaic bent between blow carpal corresponding courtesy covers definite especially fall fall␣on form formed Franconian garment horse human humans inflection inflection␣point injury Intransitive item joint knee kneeing kneel kneeling knees leg line made metal middle Moselle Moselle␣Franconian move move␣on northern of␣a one on␣the part piece point poke Reflexive region respect Ripuarian sacrifice shank shape shaped sharp Shipbuilding show singular somewhat strike take that the thigh timber to␣the Transitive typically use verb walk when with wrist

15 English words from 21 foreign definitions

ante articulation com Dar Dare das dem den die Genu Hosen jambe linha neut Ponto

36 foreign words from 21 foreign definitions

ajoelhar Alguma Anatomía Anatomie Arcaico Arcaísmo ato ausbeulen avec beugen coisa cujo de␣la formato Frapper gehen genou ginocchiata ginocchio golpear gráfico inflexão joelho knie Knien Kniestück Krümmer lembra Mit Rodilla stoßen uma una Veraltet Von Winkel

156 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

kneed knee'd kneel kneen Kneer knees Kneece kneele kneelo kneels Kneers kneesy kneebar kneecap knee-cap knee␣cap Kneeces kneeful kneeing kneeled kneeler kneeles kneelet kneelos kneepad knee-pad knee␣pad kneepan knee␣pit kneesie knees-up kneetop knee␣baby kneeband knee-band kneebars kneecaps knee-caps knee␣caps kneedeep knee-deep kneedrop kneefuls kneegrow kneehigh knee-high knee␣high kneehole kneeings kneejerk knee-jerk knee␣jerk +104 words

33 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

inkneed open-kneed pushknees weak-kneed knack-kneed knockkneed knock-kneed knock-knees knock␣knees thick-knees unkneeling flying␣knees knobby-kneed on␣one's␣knees cypress␣knees the␣bee's␣knees muh␣soggy␣knees bush␣thick-knees weak␣in␣the␣knees beach␣thick-knees down␣on␣one's␣knees fall␣to␣one's␣knees great␣thick-knees bring␣to␣one's␣knees weaker␣in␣the␣knees brings␣to␣one's␣knees hollows␣of␣the␣knees open-kneed␣breeches weakest␣in␣the␣knees brought␣to␣one's␣knees Eurasian␣thick-knees bringing␣to␣one's␣knees on␣one's␣hands␣and␣knees

43 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

aknee ox␣knee midknee Pocknee drop-knee overknee pushknee gave␣a␣knee give␣a␣knee knock-knee knock␣knee take␣a␣knee thick-knee took␣a␣knee underknee flying␣knee given␣a␣knee gives␣a␣knee offer␣a␣knee taken␣a␣knee takes␣a␣knee bend␣the␣knee bent␣the␣knee cypress␣knee giving␣a␣knee offers␣a␣knee runners␣knee runner's␣knee runners'␣knee take␣the␣knee taking␣a␣knee bends␣the␣knee offered␣a␣knee on␣bended␣knee bush␣thick-knee offering␣a␣knee beach␣thick-knee bending␣the␣knee great␣thick-knee housemaid's␣knee water␣on␣the␣knee hollow␣of␣the␣knee Eurasian␣thick-knee

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

nee Nee née

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

een -een e'en

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Enke keen Keen kene kène neek

40 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

akene aknee beken Benke Encke Enkes Evenk Henke Keane Keehn Keena keene Keene keeno keens Keens Kēlen kènes kenke kente Keren kerne khene khène Kleen kneed knee'd kneel kneen Kneer knees kween Menke nebek necke neeks Skeen skene Skene Wenke

18 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

eek Eek een -een e'en eke ENE -ene kee Kee ken Ken Ken. nee Nee née nek NEK

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

inee knep knew knez snee

5 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

kee Kee nee Nee née

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