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knee
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[ noun ] (anatomy) hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Synonyms Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Bobby_Waters of Sylvania , Ga. , relief quarterback for the San_Francisco 49ers of the National_Football_League , will undergo a knee operation tomorrow at Franklin_Hospital here . Waters injured his left knee in the last game of the 1960 season . While working_out in Sylvania a swelling developed in the knee and he came here to consult the team physician . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz came to Texas in 1954 but his freshman football efforts were hampered by a knee injury . He missed the 1955 season because of an operation on the ailing knee , then played 77 minutes in 1956 . Related terms hinge_joint leg patella genicular_vein musculus_articularis_genus |
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[ noun ] (anatomy) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Synonyms Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Seizing the bridle , he tugged with all his might and forced Katie to her knees . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)His eye had fastened on her leg ; bending , he touched her knee . He sat for_a_while with his hands on his knees , watching the bend of her back as she gathered_up her things - a comb , a bottle of aspirin - to take upstairs and pack . |
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[ noun ] (clothing) cloth covering consisting of the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee
Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)Worn through at the knees '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12394
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