knee
noun
the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
knees
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pluralof knee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof knee (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
kneenounthe joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
Example Sentences
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He dropped to his knees, then sprang up, punched his fist into the air and shouted: "We have done it."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Djokovic dropped to his hands and knees and required a medical timeout in a surprise second-round loss in such conditions at August's Cincinnati Masters.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He also knows that the wait has become just as painful as his knees, back, and everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“I ran an outside go route and I had to stretch out but I got my knees down,” Grant said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Then I was up to my knees in long-distance Dakota wheat fields, a sea of wheat bent by the breeze, halfway to harvest.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
