Word Finder - knees

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In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

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Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.

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In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.

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The part of a garment that covers the knee.

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A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.

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An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

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To make a knee.

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Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.

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the knee of a graph

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A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.

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To kneel to.

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1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii

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To poke or strike with the knee.

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To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

Her knees buckled and hit the cabinet.

He sat across from her, elbows on his knees, watching her.

Her knees were weak, but her legs finally obeyed as she turned back toward the hotel.

She lifted a hand to her head and her knees started to buckle.

The water was cold, and she shook, her arms hugging her knees to her chest.

When Len walked in, she was on her knees, clinging to the stool.

She looked away fast for fear of the sizzling blue gaze and dropped to her knees in front of Darian, pulling his hands from his face to see the wound.

She cringed away from him as her knees hit a chair.

Once Dean was standing at the podium and he'd controlled the shake in his knees and hidden the sweat on his palms, he felt he didn't do badly.

Alex sank to his knees, coughing.

She stood on shaking knees.

As I tried to rise to my knees I was grabbed from behind and once again, I felt a knife at my throat!

I assure you, I have managed to contact all but three and if I located them I would get down on my knees before them and beg forgiveness, just like I've done with the others .

She wrapped her arms around her knees and closed her eyes for a brief rest.

Backing the car up, she watched the man with the sword drop to his knees and slowly stand.

He staggered away from the monument and lightning connecting the woman with the clouds and dropped to his knees on the other side of the hill.

She hugged her knees to her chest and peered through her fingers.

She rested her chin on her knees, gazing at Damian.

She dropped to her knees and sobbed, unable to control her pain and fear.

You'll have all the time in the world to beg me, on your knees and on your back.

Kin shoved her knees a part and yanked up her dress.

Jennifer said as she bent on hands and knees to look closer.

Dean crawled on his hands and knees, peering under the vehicle for Billy's young girlfriend but there was no one else, only a liquor bottle—unlike its victim, unbroken.

I sank to my knees at the sight of the unmoving figure of Julie O'Malley.

She pulled her knees to her chest, feeling small and vulnerable once more.

Deidre sat up and wrapped her arms around her knees, pink hair falling down around her.

While both Deans were on their knees cleaning up the mess, the phone rang again.

She turned on her knees and vomited behind her while Cynthia closed her eyes and wept.

Reaching down, he placed one arm behind her knees and the other around her back, gently lifting her into his arms.

Leaning forward, elbows on his knees, he rubbed his face with his hands finally taking his eyes off her face.

She dropped to her knees, the vision of Logan's faceless body forefront in her thoughts.

She tugged at each front foot until the goat was on her knees, her hind end in the air.

A loose woollen coat reaching to the knees, and bound round the waist by a thick fold of cotton cloth, forms the dress of the men; the women's dress is a long cloak with loose sleeves.

Clutching her stomach, she sank to her knees.

Put your head down between your knees.

She flushed again as she always did, and he crossed to her, resting his hands on her thighs as he leaned his hips against the counter between her knees.

She dropped to her knees.

Too weak to continue, she dropped to her knees.

Don't wait until tomorrow to go to him or you'll crawl to him on your knees.

Sobbing, she dropped to her knees.

As Two gazed at Damian, another flash of images driving him to his knees.

She knelt in front of him and stood on her knees, lifting her arms to encompass his neck.

The dress felt cool as the full skirt fell to her knees.

He wore no shoes and sat with his arms draped over his knees.

Things that made her knees weak and her eyes drift dreamily to the ocean as she remembered.

Reaching the wall, Deidre ignored the scrape of concrete against her hands and knees as she clambered on top.

Deidre rested her forehead against her knees, tears on her face.

His elbows rested on his knees, his hands clasped in front of him.

She hugged her knees to her chest and rested her cheek on one knee, closing her eyes.

Deidre pulled her knees up and pressed her back into Gabriel.