knee

Noun

knee (plural knees)

1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
2. skeleton The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
3. (anatomy) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
4. (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.

5. An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

   Give them title, knee, and approbation. Shak.

6. 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.

Anagrams of knee:

• keen

Words found within knee:

ee eek een eke en ene ken ne nee nek

• Definitions:
• hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella stifle: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
• In human anatomy, the knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur and the tibia. Since in humans the knee supports nearly the entire weight of the body, it is vulnerable both to acute injury and to the development of osteoarthritis.
• A knee strike (commonly referred to simply as a knee) is a strike with the knee, either with the kneecap or the surrounding area. Kneeing is a disallowed practice in many combat sports, especially to the head, or to any bodypart of a downed opponent. ...
• In woodworking, a knee is a bent piece of wood that takes stress. Knees are often used in the construction of wooden boats. The best knees are those in which the wood grain follows the bend. This can be achieved by steam bending or laminating, but the best knees are those that have grown that way.
• The second joint of the leg, connecting the thigh and leg. In animals, more properly called the "hock". The second joint of the foreleg is the elbow.
• The connecting area of a column and rafter of a structural frame such as a rigid frame.
• An intensity range by compressing white levels greater than a preset intensity.
• An abrupt bend in a stem or tree trunk, or an outgrowth rising from the roots of some swamp-growing trees such as baldcypress.
• A region in the lower extremity between the thigh and the leg that contains a synovial hinge joint.
• the point of junction of the femur and the tibia
• The enlarged end of the hind femur (Fig. 6).
• The knee is particularly susceptible to injury largely because of its internal structures. These include the meniscus (articular cartilage), ligaments, tendons, fat pad under the patella (kneecap) and the uppermost part of the tibia (the major bone in the lower leg).
• Generally heavy members of wood or iron, used to strengthen angular junctions. The interior curvature between the two arms of a wooden knee usually follows the line of a naturally grown crook. These were among the first members to be replaced with iron in composite ship construction. ...
• the component that bends (flexes) and straightens (extends) to allow for standing, normal walking, silting, and kneeling. Exoskelelal knees are usually made of wood or rigid urethane foam. ...
• A part of the root of a wetland tree which emerges from the water in which the tree is growing.
• A knee is a sharp bend in an EQ response curve not unlike the sharp bend in your leg. Also used in describing dynamics processors.
• the joint between the upper and lower portions of the human leg.
• Either a sharp bend in a tree branch or a protruding roots at the base of some swamp-growing trees.
• Wooden support brace used for strengthening the location where two timbers are joined or crossing. ***
• a convex bend in the back of a handrail

• kneads ←
• kneading ←
• kneaders ←
• knee
• → kneecap
• → kneecapped
• → kneecapping