rest one's weight on one's knees
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

kneel

sample sentences

"In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on
<noun.artifact>

kneeler

a person in a kneeling position
<noun.person>

kneeler

supporting yourself on your knees
<noun.act>

kneel

kneeling

a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
<noun.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

kneecap

kneepan

patella

the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
<noun.event>

knell

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

knell

ring

sample sentences

"Ring the bells"
"My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

ring as in announcing death
<verb.perception>

knell

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

breeches

knee breeches

knee pants

knickerbockers

knickers

(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
<noun.artifact>

bloomers

drawers

knickers

pants

sample sentences

"she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

breeches

knee breeches

knee pants

knickerbockers

knickers

miscellaneous curios
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bric-a-brac

knickknack

knickknackery

nicknack

whatnot

a small inexpensive mass-produced article
<noun.artifact>

knickknack

novelty

miscellaneous curios
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bric-a-brac

knickknack

knickknackery

nicknack

whatnot

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

knife

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

knife

any long thin projection that is transient
<noun.shape>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

knife

tongue

sample sentences

"tongues of flame licked at the walls"
"rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

use a knife on
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

knife

stab

sample sentences

"The victim was knifed to death"

the blade of a knife
<noun.artifact>

knife blade

the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
<noun.artifact>

cutting edge

knife edge

fighting with knives
<noun.act>

cut-and-thrust

knife fight

snickersnee

a single pleat turned in one direction
<noun.artifact>

knife pleat

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

knife thrust

stab

thrust

sample sentences

"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

a narrow boundary
<noun.attribute>

knife-edge

sample sentences

"he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity"

marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
<noun.animal>

jackknife clam

knife-handle

razor clam

cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

knifelike

having a sharp or distinct edge
<adj.all>

knifelike

sample sentences

"a narrow knifelike profile"

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
<adj.all>

cutting

keen

knifelike

lancinate

lancinating

piercing

stabbing

sample sentences

"a cutting wind"
"keen winds"
"knifelike cold"
"piercing knifelike pains"
"piercing cold"
"piercing criticism"
"a stabbing pain"
"lancinating pain"

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

acute

discriminating

incisive

keen

knifelike

penetrating

penetrative

piercing

sharp

sample sentences

"an acute observer of politics and politicians"
"incisive comments"
"icy knifelike reasoning"
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"
"penetrating insight"
"frequent penetrative observations"

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

knight

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
<noun.artifact>

horse

knight

raise (someone) to knighthood
<verb.social>

dub

knight

sample sentences

"The Beatles were knighted"

a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
<noun.person>

bachelor

bachelor-at-arms

knight bachelor

a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
<noun.person>

banneret

knight banneret

knight of the square flag

quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

knight errantry

quixotism

(Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
<noun.cognition>

knight errantry

a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
<noun.person>

banneret

knight banneret

knight of the square flag

land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
<noun.act>

knight's service

a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

knight-errant

aristocrats holding the rank of knight
<noun.group>

knighthood

the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
<noun.cognition>

chivalry

knightliness