knees
Caps protect them
Knees are the joints connecting the upper and lower leg, allowing the leg to bend.
The knee is vulnerable—to injury, to kneeling, to buckling under strain.
To bring someone to their knees is to defeat or humble them.
Knee-deep describes literal depth or heavy involvement.
Weak in the knees suggests overwhelmed emotion or attraction.
The verb knee means to strike with the knee: She kneed him in the groin.
Bend knee reverently
Knee stabilizer abbreviation
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- tornPulled into pieces
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- fractureSplit in hard material
dislocation · swelling · inflammation · arthroscopy · rehabilitation · surgery · brace · crutches
Triangular bone covering knee
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
- femurUpper leg bone
tibia · synovial · tendons · quadriceps · hamstrings · joint · articulation · capsule
Having small bumps
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- scabbedCovered by dried wound
- scarredMarked by healed wounds
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
skinned · dimpled · knobbly · calloused · bruised · dirty · ashy · chapped
Knee-bending act of reverence
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
- prostrationUtter physical or mental depletion
reverence · devotion · worship · penitence · cushion · mat · prayer bench · submission
Inflamed joint disease
- osteoarthritisCartilage breakdown in joints
- rheumatoidImmune-mediated joint inflammation
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- goutCrystal-induced joint inflammation
tendinosis · housemaid's · runner's · water · bowlegged · degeneration · stiffness · crepitus
genuflect
Bend knee reverently
prostrate · bow · plié · lunge · buckle · stoop · drop · sink · lower · fold
ACL
Knee stabilizer abbreviation
fracture · dislocation · swelling · inflammation · arthroscopy · rehabilitation · surgery · brace · crutches · cartilage
patella
Triangular bone covering knee
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- meniscusCurved liquid surface
femur · tibia · synovial · tendons · quadriceps · hamstrings · joint · articulation · capsule · bursa
knobby
Having small bumps
scraped · skinned · dimpled · knobbly · calloused · bruised · dirty · ashy · chapped
genuflection
Knee-bending act of reverence
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
prostration · reverence · devotion · worship · penitence · cushion · mat · prayer bench · submission · humility
arthritis
Inflamed joint disease
- osteoarthritisCartilage breakdown in joints
- rheumatoidImmune-mediated joint inflammation
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
gout · tendinosis · housemaid's · runner's · water · bowlegged · degeneration · stiffness · crepitus
weightbearing
Carrying imposed mass
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- standingPosition, physical or social
walking · running · jumping · climbing · biomechanics · alignment · load · shock absorption · mobility · strength
- bend the kneeCeremonial act of submission
- hands and kneesCrawling position
- knee padsCushioned joint protectors
- knee deepImmersed to a point
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
- skinned kneeAbraded joint from falling
knee, kneel, kneecap, kneeling, knelt, kneepad, weak-kneed, knee's, kneeled