knee, n. 1. patellar region, joint, stifle.
2. bring [s.o.] to his knees subjugate, conquer, vanquish, make [s.o.] cry uncle; make [s.o.] crawl, make [s.o.] beg; humiliate, humble, mortify, make [s.o.] eat crow.
kneecap, n. 1. patella, kneepan.
2. kneepad, kneepiece, Armor, knee cap, Armor. poleyn, Armor. genouill£re.
kneel, v. get down on one's knees, fall to one's knees; genuflect, bow, bow down, bow and scrape, salaam, kowtow, prostrate oneself, fall at the feet of, make obeisance; bob, curtsy,
knell, n. 1. death knell, death toll, death orfuneral or mourning bell; (all of funeral bells) toll, tolling, Archaic, knolling, sounding, resounding, peal, pealing, ring, ringing, chime, chiming, tintinnabulation.
-v. 2. toll, Archaic, knoll, sound, resound, peal, ring, chime, tintinnabulate; herald, announce, proclaim; call, summon.
knickers, n. knickerbockers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, small clothes, Brit, plus fours, trousers; shorts, Inf. cut-offs, bermuda shorts or bermudas, pedal pushers, clam diggers, knee knockers; jodhpurs, riding breeches; culottes, gauchos.
knickknack, n. gewgaw, gimcrack, Inf whimwham, bauble, trinket, doodad, bagatelle, trifle, kickshaw, brummagem, toy, plaything; gaud, showy ornament, spangle, sequin, tinsel, clinquant; worthless finery, frippery, Archaic, trumpery, junk; bric-a-brac, miscellany, odds and ends, bits and pieces,
knife, n. 1. blade, (collectively) cutlery; jackknife, Swiss Army knife, pocketknife, penknife, switchblade, SI. shiv; saber, Japanese, aikuchi, sword, Excalibur, cutlass; rapier, foil, epee; bayonet, scimitar, bill, billhook, cold steel, snickersnee; bowie knife, trench knife, dagger, Malay, creese, Malay, kris, dirk, poniard, Fr. poignard; stiletto, stylet, Scot. skean, scalpel, Medieval, misericord; cleaver, hatchet, ax, halberd, tomahawk; machete, bolo; utility knife, saw, hacksaw; spear, lance, South Africa, assegai, harpoon. -v. 2. cut, stab, pierce, lancinate, Inf stick, cut up, slash; run through, impale, transfix; bayonet, spear, lance; cleave, slice, divide.
3. stab in the back, double-deal, betray, SI. slip a Mickey, pull the rug out from under.
knight, n. 1. cavalryman, equestrian, horseman; soldier, fighter, warrior; gallant, flower of chivalry, knight-errant, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Medieval Romance. Amadis.
2. nobleman, prince, lord, pasha, emir, sheik; chevalier, cavalier; gentleman, aristocrat, patrician, blue blood; champion, defender, guardian, protector,
knight-errantry, n. idealism, Quixotism, visionariness, romanticism, impracticality; rashness, impetuosity, foolhardiness, heedlessness. See - knighthood, knighthood, n. chivalry, valor, gallantry; courage, bravery, dauntlessness, intrepidity, heroism; temerity, audacity, boldness; nobility, benevolence, generosity, altruism, charity, kindliness, courtesy, gentlemanliness,
knit, v. 1. purl, crochet, hook, knot; weave, interweave, interlace, interthread, intertwine.
2. wrinkle, draw in, gather, fold.
3. draw together, become whole, heal, mend, get well,
knob, n. 1. handle, grip, hold, handhold.
2. protuberance, protuberancy, knop, nub, nubble, node, nodule; bunch, bulge, hump, bump, swell, lump, tumor; protrusion, projection, tuberosity, prominence, snag; tumescence, swelling; whelk, pimple, pustule, Pathol, papule; outgrowth, excrescence, tubercle; knot, knarl, knur, knurl, gnarl.