knee-high

[ adjective nee-hahy; noun nee-hahy ]

/ adjective ˈniˈhaɪ; noun ˈniˌhaɪ /

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adjective

as high as the knees.

noun

knee-highs. Also knee highs, knee-hi's, knee his . socks, stockings, or boots that cover the lower legs to just below the knees.

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Origin of knee-high

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Words nearby knee-high

knee brace, knee breeches, kneecap, knee-deep, knee drop, knee-high, knee-high to a grasshopper, kneehole, knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, kneel

How to use knee-high in a sentence

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He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
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British Dictionary definitions for knee-high

knee-high

adjective

another word for knee-deep (def. 1)

as high as the kneea knee-high child

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knee-high

Origin of knee-high

Words nearby knee-high

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How to use knee-high in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for knee-high