knee-high

Speech parts

1. knee-high - Noun

2. knee-high - Adjective

3. knee-high - Adverb

Meaning

Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee-high.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

knee high

Synonyms

knee-deep knee-hi bantam low pygmy midget wee lilliputian teeny bitty minor minute baby insufficient tiny
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Antonyms

grand almighty titanic large great BIG
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Hypernyms

sock stocking

Examples

I have got instincts that, I think, are very much in tune with people's very keen sense to see something different. I did not dream of being in politics since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I was not involved in student politics, or not in that partisan way. Nick Clegg

When I perform, I like to wear funky flats, leather boots or knee-high Converse with bright laces. Then I can dance and not worry about falling. China Anne McClain

My studio is not arty. It doesn't smell of turpentine, and I'm not knee-high in paper. Robert Ingpen

we were standing knee-deep in the water Source: Internet

Baggy shirts paired with knee-high shorts, mid-top shoes, tube socks, brim hats, and others with the bib flipped back all form the aesthetic of the film's characters. Source: Internet

Cher’s fashion is a vibrant representation of the ‘90s, including plenty of plaid clothing, miniskirts, knee-high stockings, spaghetti strap shirts, and more. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

knee-deep in knee-deep in the Big Muddy knee-hi knee-high boot knee-high stockings knee-high to a grasshopper