knelt
Lowered on knees
Knelt is the past tense and past participle of kneel—to rest on one's knees.
She knelt beside the bed to pray.
He had knelt in the garden all morning, weeding.
The alternative form kneeled is equally correct but less common in British English.
Addressing a deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- altarSacred ritual table
- genuflectBend knee reverently
piety · chapel · cathedral · pilgrimage · incense · blessing · supplication · meditation
Bending forward in deference
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
allegiance · homage · vassal · servitude · yielding · supplicant · humility · subjugation
Beside a burial plot
- funeralService honoring the dead
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
condolence · tribute · wreath · tombstone · cemetery · remembrance · sorrow · paying respects
Extracting undesired vegetation
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- flowerbedSoil area for ornamentals
- soilGround matter for planting
digging · seedlings · mulching · transplanting · kneepads · groundwork · cultivation
praying
Addressing a deity
genuflect · piety · chapel · cathedral · pilgrimage · incense · blessing · supplication · meditation · rosary
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
fealty · allegiance · homage · vassal · servitude · yielding · supplicant · humility · subjugation · obedience
graveside
Beside a burial plot
- funeralService honoring the dead
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
grief · condolence · tribute · wreath · tombstone · cemetery · remembrance · sorrow · paying respects · bereavement
weeding
Extracting undesired vegetation
soil · digging · seedlings · mulching · transplanting · kneepads · groundwork · cultivation
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
marriage · proposing · suitor · beloved · courtship · declaration · tradition · ceremony
- 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
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