KNEE-HIGH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

Synonyms:

knee-hi; knee-high

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("knee-high" is a kind of...):

sock (hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee)

stocking (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))

Meaning:

Up to the knees

Example:

we were standing knee-deep in the water

Synonyms:

knee-deep; knee-high

Classified under:

Adverbs