Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The joint connecting the thigh and the lower leg, allowing the leg to bend.
Knee
/niː/Synonyms:
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Examples:
One went down on his knees, then the other two.
I felt Poirot's hand on my knee, as life whispered excitedly:
He dropped on one knee and looked through the keyhole.
Etymology:
From Old English cnēow, akin to Dutch knie and German Knie; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *genu- meaning jaw, cheek and later knee, angle, bend.
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