dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kne_MW.json

{
  "knebelite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a variously colored mineral (Fe,Mn) 2 SiO 4 consisting of iron manganese silicate and occurring especially in Sweden (specific gravity 4.1)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German knebelit , from Karl Ludwig von Knebel \u20201834 German translator + German -it -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0101b\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191024",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blow with the bent knee":[],
      ": a piece of timber naturally or artificially bent for use in supporting structures coming together at an angle (such as the deck beams of a ship)":[],
      ": a rounded or conical process rising from the roots of various swamp-growing trees":[
        "cypress knee"
      ],
      ": into a state of submission or defeat":[],
      ": something resembling the human knee: such as":[],
      ": the carpal joint of the foreleg of a four-footed vertebrate":[],
      ": the joint between the femur and tibia of an insect":[],
      ": the joint in the hind leg of a four-footed vertebrate that corresponds to the human knee":[],
      ": the part of a garment covering the knee":[],
      ": the tarsal joint of a bird":[],
      ": to bend the knee to":[],
      ": to strike with the knee":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I fell down and hurt my knee .",
      "She suffered a serious knee injury.",
      "His knees trembled with fear.",
      "He got down on one knee and proposed to her.",
      "His little granddaughter sat on his knee .",
      "Her jeans had holes at the knees .",
      "Verb",
      "His attacker kneed him in the stomach.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The knee needed treatment often, and eventually required arthroscopic surgery in May. \u2014 Andrew Seligman, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "One helpful tip is to also apply the scent to the knee . \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "LaVine previously tore the ACL in the same knee in 2016 and injuries have hounded him throughout his career. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "These shorts have the brand's signature three stripes down either sides and stop right above the knee . \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
      "Instead, in this humid world, the shorts du jour are jorts: stretching out like Gumby and hitting between the lower half of the thigh and just past the knee . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
      "Below the knee her look was interchangeable with that of a Somerset pig farmer. \u2014 CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Rather than rehab the knee and wait for a better draft outcome, Siragusa bet on himself. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "But there's an easy fix for those who prefer a dress with more coverage \u2014 simply bring it to a tailor and ask them to stitch it up so that the opening begins closer to the knee or shin. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Why: The counter-exercise to knee extension, this exercise targets the hamstring muscles. \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "The Cavs lost three players -- Collin Sexton, Dean Wade, and Ricky Rubio -- to knee injuries this year. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Georgia was picked to finish last in the SEC this season and then lost two of its best players \u2014 P.J. Horne and Jailyn Ingram \u2014to knee injuries. \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In addition to Williams and Metchie, Alabama also lost three running backs to knee injuries this season in Jase McClellan and Roydell Williams, as well as five-star freshman Camar Wheaton, who injured his meniscus before the season and did not play. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "The Lions lost Jason Cabinda and Shane Zylstra to knee injuries Sunday, leaving undrafted rookie Brock Wright to finish the game as the only healthy tight end. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Finally, a woman is Pennsylvania had knee replacement surgery and then discovered that the Medicare Advantage plan had not authorized the procedure. \u2014 Diane Omdahl, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Jaw to neck, shoulder to torso, hip to knee : a body of straight lines, design, intention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bueckers, with he knee injury and surgery, was out from Dec. 5 to Feb. 25. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English cn\u0113ow ; akin to Old High German kneo knee, Latin genu , Greek gony":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183114",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "knee breeches":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": breech sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If a new Puritanism is sweeping the nation, the comedy club or Netflix special may be the place where the new cultural arbiters in their knee breeches and petticoats are being the most vociferous. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "But this isn\u2019t the architectural equivalent of requiring federal workers to wear knee breeches and a tricorn hats. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "His inauguration was also notable for being the first where the new president wore pants rather than knee breeches . \u2014 Pete Corson, ajc , 8 June 2018",
      "Perhaps the most striking visitor was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who wore knee breeches and shoes with prominent silver buckles. \u2014 Milton Gendel, Vanities , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "And Renaissance Santa sported gold-embroidered burgundy velvet knee breeches and a matching mid-length cape, with an equally elegant Mrs. Claus at his side. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 July 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195616",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee plate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a broad steel plate covering the thigh and projecting on each side and used chiefly in body armor for tilting":[],
      ": a plate for connecting a beam or girder to the frame of a ship":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132449",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee rafter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a diagonal brace between a principal rafter and a tie beam":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180432",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee roll":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a padded margin sometimes introduced on the forepart of the skirt of an English saddle to keep a rider's leg from slipping forward":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174141",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee roof":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": curb roof":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074015",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee sock":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a knee-high sock":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113-\u02ccs\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085910",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee strap":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a strap to hold a shoe on a cobbler's knee":[],
      ": an iron strap or facing for a knee timber":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105151",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee timber":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a piece of timber with a knee or angle in it":[],
      ": timber with natural knees or angles in it":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191353",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee-deep":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": deeply engaged or occupied":[
        "knee-deep in work"
      ],
      ": knee-high":[],
      ": sunk to the knees":[
        "knee-deep in mud"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113-\u02c8d\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185730",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "knee-high to a grasshopper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": very young and small":[
        "I haven't seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183422",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "knee-jerk":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an involuntary forward kick produced by a light blow on the tendon below the patella":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When the term was explained to the uninitiated, the knee jerk response was that paying attention to ESG (or certainly the E and S parts) was a way for companies and investors to lose money. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Instead of taking the knee jerk reaction of picking up your toys and going home. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Despite the substantial losses the crypto market took over the weekend, King said the selloffs were merely a knee jerk reaction that happens from time to time, and not something to worry about in the long term. \u2014 Fortune , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "This transit can create confusion, and doesn't support knee jerk reactions. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "My knee jerk reaction was to call the police and have Elenor call our neighbor friends a couple houses down. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The Narendra Modi government\u2019s knee jerk decision to curtail ties with China overnight could cost India heavily. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 2 July 2020",
      "The knee jerk reaction to provide ventilators for Africa is understandable. \u2014 Efosa Ojomo, Quartz Africa , 2 May 2020",
      "The knee jerk is, how could a team in UC\u2019s precarious postseason position not try"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113-\u02ccj\u0259rk",
      "-\u02c8j\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "automatic",
      "instinctive",
      "instinctual",
      "involuntary",
      "mechanic",
      "mechanical",
      "robotic",
      "spontaneous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041535",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee-slapper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an extremely funny joke, line, or story":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113-\u02ccsla-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "hoot",
      "laugh",
      "riot",
      "scream"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011612",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee-tied":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a poor conformation in the front legs with the anteroposterior diameter of the leg just below the knee too narrow":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181523",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "knees-up":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a noisy party usually with dancing":[
        "We had a knees-up to celebrate his retirement."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021733",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kneesie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an action of flirting or becoming friendly or intimate":[
        "played kneesies under the table",
        "\u2014 Lane Foster"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "knees (plural of knee entry 1 ) + -ie":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201950",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kneestone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a kneeler for a gable slope":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072350",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "knee-high":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rising or reaching upward to the knees":[
        "knee-high stockings"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0113-\u02c8h\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1743, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163021"
  },
  "knell":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)":[],
      ": an indication of the end or the failure of something":[
        "sounded the death knell for our hopes"
      ],
      ": to summon or announce by or as if by a knell":[],
      ": to ring especially for a death, funeral, or disaster : toll":[],
      ": to sound in an ominous manner or with an ominous effect":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bong",
      "chime",
      "peal",
      "ring",
      "toll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the church bells knelled to mark the death of the nation's beloved leader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For Fetterman, as for so many, the pandemic lockdown, could well have been a death knell to his business. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "And junk status isn\u2019t a death knell for a company, by any stretch. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order, which makes the ambitious assertion that the 2020 Covid pandemic signaled the death knell of neoliberalism as the defining political-economic framework of our world. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "But her departure from Meta is the death knell of a movement defined by the economic boom times and expansive creep of capitalism of the 2010s. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Is that the death knell of this upstairs-downstairs soap",
      "Sending a death knell to these restrictive contraception laws would ensure that public funding for family planning that was targeted to those who could not afford medical care would become less controversial. \u2014 Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
      "Instead of a death- knell for companies that invest in Bitcoin, O\u2019Leary believes that the SEC proposal and further regulation will result in Bitcoin mining operations starting to use more climate-friendly power. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Normally, taking a position against the former President would be the death knell in Republican politics, but data shows that this looks to be the rare case where Pence is unlikely to face much wrath from the base. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Day 18: Hard to focus with all the death knells tolling. \u2014 Daniel Pollack-pelzner, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English cnyllan ; akin to Middle High German er knellen to toll":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163303"
  },
  "knee-halter":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to restrain (a horse) by passing a line from the halter or bridle to the knee of a foreleg so as to permit grazing but prevent free or fast movement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173434"
  },
  "Kneller":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Sir Godfrey 1646 (or 1649)\u20131723 originally Gottfried Kniller English (German-born) painter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kne-",
      "\u02c8ne-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190141"
  },
  "knee drop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fundamental trampoline stunt in which the performer drops to his knees on the bed and then rebounds to a standing position":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194312"
  },
  "knee drill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a special Salvation Army service at which most of the time is spent on the knees in prayer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225135"
  },
  "Kneippism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy (as walking barefoot in morning dew)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u012b\u02ccpiz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Kneippism from Sebastian Kneipp \u20201897 German priest who developed it + English -ism; Kneipp's cure or Kneipp cure after S. Kneipp , translation of German Kneippsche kur or Kneipp-kur":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041815"
  },
  "knee-high blackberry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sand blackberry":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071744"
  },
  "Kneiffia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of North American day-blooming herbs (family Onagraceae) having stamens of unequal length and a 4-angled ovary and often included in Oenothera \u2014 compare sundrops":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u012bf\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from F. G. Kneiff \u20201832 German physician and botanist + New Latin -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115639"
  },
  "knee wall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a partition for supporting roof rafters when the span is great or for forming a side wall (as of a second-story room) under a pitched roof":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003133"
  }
}