knee
71Knee-high — a. Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee high. [1913 Webster] …
72Knee highs — are hosiery that covers the leg up to the knee. Typically worn by women in western society, these garments have become a global staple of modern semi formal dress. They are generally made of nylon or other pantyhose material.Demand for such… …
73knee-high — adj 1.) tall enough to reach your knees ▪ knee high grass 2.) knee high to a grasshopper old fashioned used when talking about the past to say that someone was a young child then …
74knee-jerk — adj [only before noun] a knee jerk reaction, answer etc is what you feel or say about a situation from habit, without thinking about it = ↑automatic ▪ A victim s knee jerk reaction to the crime is often revenge …
75knee-jerk — knee ,jerk adjective only before noun a knee jerk reaction is immediate and not carefully considered: Calling for longer prison sentences is just a knee jerk reaction to a rise in crime …
76knee-length — knee ,length adjective reaching your knees: knee length socks a knee length skirt …
77knee-deep — 1530s, from KNEE (Cf. knee) (n.) + DEEP (Cf. deep) (adj.) …
78knee-deep — • knee deep • neck deep adv or adj. phr. 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. Johnny was knee deep in trouble. 2. Very busy; working hard at. We were neck deep in homework before the exams. 3. Getting or having many or much. The television …
79knee-capping — knee cappings also kneecapping N VAR Knee capping is the act of shooting someone in the knee and is carried out by some terrorist organizations as a form of punishment …
80knee-high — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ so high as to reach the knees. ● knee high to a grasshopper Cf. ↑knee high to a grasshopper …