Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knee

3 senses of knee

Sense 1
knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu -- (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)
       => hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint -- (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

Sense 2
stifle, knee -- (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)
       => joint, articulation, articulatio -- ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

Sense 3
knee -- (the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee)
       => cloth covering -- (a covering made of cloth)