knee-high

UK/ˌniːˈhaɪ/US/ˌniˈhaɪ/US/ˈniˌhaɪ/

adjective

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.

“The corn is knee-high.”

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knee-deeppop sockknee-hi
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Meanings

adjectiveknee-high (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.

    The corn is knee-high.

    2 more examples

    Near-synonym: knee-deep

    knee-high by the Fourth of July

    Synonyms: knee-deep

  2. figurativelynot comparableVery young.

    John Fred Gourrier had been listening to Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, and the Spiders since he was knee-high.

    1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 207
nounknee-high (plural knee-highs)

plural knee-highs

  1. USplural normallyA sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees.

    Synonyms: pop sock

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.

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knee-deep

nounA sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees.

Similar
pop sock

More synonyms by meaning

nouna sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees

Similar
knee-hi
Broader
sockstocking

adverbup to the knees

Similar
knee-deep
Also see
knee-deep

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From knee + high (adjective).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 膝上襪 /膝上袜
  • 膝上襪 /膝上袜 (xīshàngwà)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Czech podkolenka
  • podkolenkasock that reaches almost up to the knee
Danish knæstrømpe
  • knæstrømpesock that reaches almost up to the knee
Dutch kniekous
  • kniekoussock that reaches almost up to the knee
Finnish polvisukka
  • polvisukkasock that reaches almost up to the knee
French demi-bas, mi-bas
  • demi-bassock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • mi-bassock that reaches almost up to the knee
German kniehoch, Kniestrumpf
  • kniehochreaching to the height of a person’s knees
  • Kniestrumpfsock that reaches almost up to the knee
Hungarian térdzokni
  • térdzoknisock that reaches almost up to the knee
Italian gambaletto
  • gambalettosock that reaches almost up to the knee
Japanese ニーハイソックス, ハイソックス
  • ニーハイソックス (nī hai sokkusu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • ハイソックス (hai sokkusu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • ニーソックス (nī sokkusu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean 니 삭스, 하이 삭스
  • 니 삭스 (ni sakseu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • 하이 삭스 (hai sakseu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • 니 하이 삭스 (ni hai sakseu)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • 무릎양말 (mureupyangmal)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • 반스타킹 (banseutaking)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Polish zakolanówka, podkolanówka
  • zakolanówkasock that reaches almost up to the knee
  • podkolanówkasock that reaches almost up to the knee
Russian гольф
  • гольф (golʹf)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Swedish knähög, knästrumpa
  • knähögreaching to the height of a person’s knees
  • knästrumpasock that reaches almost up to the knee
Ukrainian гольф
  • гольф (holʹf)sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Vietnamese tất nhỡ
  • tất nhỡsock that reaches almost up to the knee

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with knee-high

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Cite this entry
APA

knee-high. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high

MLA

“knee-high.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knee-high,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knee-high.

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