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KNEE-DEEP
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming only to the ankle or knee
Synonyms:
ankle-deep; knee-deep
Classified under:
Similar:
shallow (lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Up to the knees
Example:
we were standing knee-deep in the water
Synonyms:
knee-deep; knee-high
Classified under:
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