knee-high

[nee-hahy, nee-hahy]

adjective

1. as high as the knees.

noun

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

knee-high

adjective

1. another word for knee-deep

2. as high as the knee

   a knee-high child

Word History and Origins

Origin of knee-high¹

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Example Sentences

Dressed in a black leather dress and knee-high boots, she had this time prepared “Mack the Knife.”

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When he returned to the mound to begin the fifth, he struck out Rafael Devers with a knee-high fastball for a called third strike.

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Dressed in a white lace corset and knee-high bovver boots, she high-kicked across the stage, whipping the crowd into a frenzy.

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Swift took the stage in a black minidress and knee-high black boots.

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She wanders a black void in knee-high water, evoking the darkness and wetness of the womb.

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