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KNEE-HIGH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
Synonyms:
knee-hi; knee-high
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knee-high" is a kind of...):
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))
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Up to the knees
Example:
we were standing knee-deep in the water
Synonyms:
knee-deep; knee-high
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