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Meanings of
knee-high
in English
Up to the knees.
knee-deep
A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees.
knee-hi
Usage of
knee-high
in English
1
Darren stopped once the water was
knee
-
high
,
and I followed his lead.
2
The willows in the Arctic drainage basin shrink to shrubs scarcely
knee-high
.
3
The
knee
-
high
boots fit as if he had worn them a year.
4
The fields, sown in late winter, showed barley and emmer, already
knee
-
high
.
5
She wore
knee
-
high
laced blue and red boots and carried a rucksack.
6
She had khaki jodhpurs,
knee
-
high
red leather jackboots, and red leather gauntlets.
7
The old earth walls mounted only six guns, with breastworks scarce
knee-high
.
8
Blue and yellow lupins stood
knee-high
,
and strawberries grew wild among them.
9
She tripped over the
knee
-
high
guard rail and tumbled down the embankment.
10
Wearing a pink suit and
knee
-
high
boots, Rodham talks with immense composure.
11
He led her to the mission, their legs swishing through
knee
-
high
grass.
12
The king's host became a column of snowmen, staggering through
knee
-
high
drifts.
13
Along the river's edge,
knee
-
high
reeds shivered in water that was almost clear.
14
Acres of
knee
-
high
and waist-high scrub fir, almost impossible to make way through.
15
The spinifex grew
knee-high
and its roots extended in all directions.
16
The route Mara dictated narrowed and they slogged on through
knee
-
high
frigid water.
Other examples for "knee-high"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
knee-high
Adjective
Frequent collocations
grow knee-high
stand knee-high
almost knee-high
carpete knee-high
just knee-high
More collocations
Knee-high
through the time