About The Word Knee-deep
Learn about the word Knee-deep to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Knee-deep definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Knee-deep
| Knee-deep Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Knee-deep?
[adv] up to the knees; "we were standing knee-deep in the water"
[adj] coming only to the ankle or knee Synonyms | Synonyms for Knee-deep: ankle-deep | knee-high | shallow Related Terms | Find terms related to Knee-deep: ankle-deep | cursory | deep | deep-cut | deep-down | deep-engraven | deep-fixed | deepish | deep-laid | deep-lying | deep-reaching | deep-rooted | deep-seated | deep-set | deep-settled | deep-sinking | deepsome | deep-sunk | deep-sunken | depthless | epidermal | jejune | light | not deep | on the surface | profound | shallow | shallow-rooted | shoal | skin-deep | slight | superficial | surface | thin | trivial | unprofound See Also | Knee-deep In Webster's Dictionary \Knee"-deep`\, a.
1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow
knee-deep.
Grass knee-deep within a month. --Milton.
2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.
Where knee-deep the trees were standing.
--Longfellow.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Throaty ‐ sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty…
- Mustard sauce ‐ prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar…
- Seriola zonata ‐ fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and…
- Galvanic ‐ affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an…
- Resurrection fern ‐ fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish…
- Marabou ‐ downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments [n]…
- Nicholas vachel lindsay ‐ United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems…
- Afraid ‐ filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant…
- Stroheim ‐ United States film actor (born in Austria)…
- Treasure chest ‐ a chest filled with…