Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kneed

/niːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
kneed
IPA
/niːd/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.

adj

Having angular joints like the knee.

verb

simple past and past participle of knee

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee English -ed English kneed From knee + -ed.

Derived Forms

inkneed kneedness

Phrases

knobbly-kneed knobby-kneed knock-kneed knuckle-kneed open-kneed weak-kneed

Homonyms

knead need

Rhymes With

need speed agreed indeed feed we'd seed succeed guaranteed weed she'd proceed

Questions

How do you pronounce kneed?
The recorded pronunciation is /niːd/.
What does kneed mean?
Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
Where does kneed come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee English -ed English kneed From knee + -ed.

How to pronounce kneed

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