knee-high

An adverb (and adjective) meaning "as high as the knee." As an adverb, it is used in phrases like "knee-high to a grasshopper" (meaning very young or small) or to describe the level of something (e.g., crops growing knee-high).

• 🇩🇪Adverb (und Adjektiv) mit der Bedeutung „bis zum Knie reichend“, verwendet für etwas, das die Höhe des Knies erreicht, sowie in Wendungen wie „knee-high to a grasshopper“ für „sehr klein oder sehr jung“.

1. Up to the knees B1 formal

   Reaching or extending to the height of the knees.

   • The grass was knee-high after the summer rains.
   • She wore knee-high boots in the winter.
   • The water in the river was knee-high, so they could wade across.

   🇩🇪knietief

   Synonyme: knee-deep

• more knee-high comparative form
• most knee-high superlative form

A noun referring to a sock or stocking that extends to just below the knee.

• 🇩🇪Ein Socken oder Strumpf, der bis kurz unter das Knie reicht. Im Plural bezeichnet das Wort solche Socken oder Strümpfe.

1. Knee-high sock or stocking A2 formal

   A sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees.

   • She wore a pair of striped knee-highs with her school uniform.
   • Knee-highs are popular in colder weather for extra warmth.
   • He bought a pack of cotton knee-highs for hiking.

   🇩🇪Kniestrümpfe

   Synonyme: knee-hi

• knee-highs plural form
• knee-highs' possessive plural form
• knee-high's possessive singular form