knee
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
Types & categories
- hinge joint hypernym
Parts & wholes
- leg part holonym
- patella part meronym
- musculus articularis genus part meronym
- genicular vein part meronym
Sense 2 noun
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Types & categories
- joint hypernym
Parts & wholes
- hind leg part holonym
Sense 3 noun
the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
Types & categories
- cloth covering hypernym
Parts & wholes
- leg part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | leg |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | patella |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | musculus articularis genus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | genicular vein |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hinge joint |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hind leg |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | joint |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | leg |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cloth covering |