knees

knees · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of knee; the joints between the thighs and lower legs.

  2. 2.

    The parts of garments covering the knees.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on one's knees — kneeling; in a position of submission
  • •
    weak at the knees — feeling faint or unsteady
  • •
    bring to one's knees — to defeat or humble

Related words

See also: knee, kneel, leg

Etymology

From Old English cneo (plural cneow), from Proto-Germanic knewam.