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knee-high

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knee-high (nh)
adj.
Reaching up to the knees: a knee-high table.
n. (nh)
A sock or stocking that extends just below the knee.
knee-high
Adjective
as high as the knee
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Noun1.knee-high - a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
knee-hi
sock - hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
stocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
Adv.1.knee-high - up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water"
knee-deep
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Now I stood on a mound of smashed brickwork, clay, and gravel, over which spread a multitude of red cactus-shaped plants, knee-high, without a solitary terrestrial growth to dispute their footing.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Whether or no, the mender of roads ran, on the sultry morning, as if for his life, down the hill, knee-high in dust, and never stopped till he got to the fountain.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
But I tell you plain and simple, the best of you ain't knee-high fit to tie Daylight's moccasin strings.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
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