knee-high

See also: kneehigh and knee high

English

Etymology

knee +‎ high

Adjective

knee-high (not comparable)

Reaching to the height of a person's knees.
The corn is knee-high.

Noun

knee-high (plural knee-highs)

(US, usually in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees.

Synonyms

pop sock (UK)

See also

knee-high to a grasshopper
Knee High by the Fourth of July

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