Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee pit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
knee pit
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint; the backside of the knee.

Informal

Etymology

From knee + pit, presumably by analogy with armpit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knee pits (plural) kneepit (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

armpit

Synonyms

hough poplit popliteal fossa

Questions

What does knee pit mean?
The shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint; the backside of the knee.
Where does knee pit come from?
From knee + pit, presumably by analogy with armpit.

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