knee-high
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knee-high
- /ˌniːˈhaɪ/ UK
- /ˌniˈhaɪ/ US
- /ˈniˌhaɪ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪ, -iːhaɪ
Where it comes from
From knee + high (adjective).
adjective
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.
Near-synonym: knee-deep
Similar: knee-deep
- Very young. John Fred Gourrier had been listening to Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, and the Spiders since he was knee-high.
noun knee-highs
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A sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees.
Similar: pop sock
Translations
Every language
adj reaching to the height of a person’s knees
| Deutsch | kniehoch |
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noun sock that reaches almost up to the knee
| 한국어 | 니 삭스 ni sakseu, 하이 삭스 hai sakseu, 니 하이 삭스 ni hai sakseu, 무릎양말 mureupyangmal, 반스타킹 banseutaking |
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| 日本語 | ニーハイソックス nī hai sokkusu, ハイソックス hai sokkusu, ニーソックス nī sokkusu |
| 中文 | 膝上襪 /膝上袜 xīshàngwà |
| Français | demi-bas, mi-bas |
| Deutsch | Kniestrumpf |
| Italiano | gambaletto |
| Русский | гольф golʹf |
| Tiếng Việt | tất nhỡ |
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title = {knee-high},
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