Synonyms for knee

Most common

joint · hock · riverbend · genu

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

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

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

Related words

Word family

knee-deep knee-high knee-jerk knee-jerkish knee-jerky kneel kneepan kneepiece

Phrases

knee pit bend the knee knee push-up give a knee knee britches knee holly knee sock knee stop

Forms

Plural

knees → joints, hocks, corners, angles…

Example sentences

• joint The two companies combined in a joint corporation.
• hock The U.S. is in hock up to its eyeballs.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ham¹

4 letters

hock¹, genu

5 letters

joint¹, angle²

6 letters

corner², stifle²

9 letters

riverbend³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

genou

Deutsch

Glatzkopf