kneed

English

Etymology

From knee +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nēd, IPA^(key): /niːd/

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• Homophones: knead, need
• Rhymes: -iːd

Adjective

kneed (not comparable)

1. Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

   a kneed biped', a knobbly-kneed boy

2. (botany) Having angular joints like the knee.

Derived terms

• knobby-kneed
• knobbly-kneed
• knock-kneed
• open-kneed
• weak-kneed

Verb

kneed

1. simple past and past participle of knee

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kneed

1. inflection of kneden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• deken, denke, kende, knede