Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kneehole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knee-hole
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.

Example Sentences

"Those for the sitting position are located in the kneehole on each side of the cab; [...]."

Etymology

From knee + hole.

Inflected Forms

kneeholes (plural)

Phrases

kneehole desk

Questions

What does kneehole mean?: A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.
Where does kneehole come from?: From knee + hole.

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