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kneehole

knee·hole
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-hohl]
    • /ˈniˌhoʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-hohl]
    • /ˈniˌhoʊl/

Definitions of kneehole word

  • noun kneehole an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk. 1
  • noun kneehole A space for the knees, especially one under a desk. 1
  • noun kneehole a space for the knees, esp under a desk 0
  • noun kneehole (as modifier) 0
  • noun kneehole a space for the knees, as below a desk 0

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Origin of kneehole

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; knee + hole

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Parts of speech for Kneehole

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kneehole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

kneehole usage trend in Literature

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