STIFLE vs KNEE: NOUN
- Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- A bone disease of this region.
- A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
- A small bone at the stifle joint; the patella, or kneepan.
- The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also stifle joint. See Illust. under horse.
- Disease or other affection of the stifle-bone or stifle-joint, as dislocation or fracture of the patella.
- The stifle-joint.
- A vertical, often conical, woody projection arising from the roots of certain swamp-growing trees.
- The part of a garment, as of trousers, that covers the knee.
- The region of the leg that encloses and supports this joint.
- Something resembling the human knee, such as a bent piece of pipe.
- An analogous joint or part of a leg of a quadruped vertebrate.
- The joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella.
- Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- Cloth covering consisting of the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee
- Hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- See under Breeches.
- Butcher's broom.
- A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
- In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
- The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
- See in the Vocabulary.
- Timber with knees or angles in it.
- Tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection.
- In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- The part of a garment that covers the knee.
- An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
- In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
- A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
- A genuflection; reverence.
- In botany a spur-like process on the roots of the bald cypress, Taxodium distichum, by which a part of their surface is kept above water.
- In architecture, a part of the back of a hand-rail of a convex form: the reverse of a ramp, which is concave.
- In carpentry, a piece of wood having a natural bend, or sawn into shape, and fitted into an angle.
- Specifically— In ship-building, a piece of timber or iron having an angular bend like that of the knee, used to secure the beams of a ship to her sides or timbers. The branches of the knee form an angle of greater or smaller extent, according to the situation of the pieces which it is designed to unite. Lodging-knees are knees fixed parallel to the deck. Hanging-knees are knees placed vertically, generally under a deck-beam. Diagonal hanging-knees are knees which cross the timbers in a slanting direction. Also knee-piece. See cut nnder stern.
- Something resembling the knee in shape.
- The tarsal articulation or heel-joint of a bird; the suffrago: as, tibiæ feathered down to the knee, The joint of an insect's leg connecting the femur and the tibia. In descriptions the word is often used to indicate the apex of the femur, sometimes including the base of the tibia: as, black or yellow knees.
- Some other joint in animals other than man, likened to the human knee-joint or regarded as its representative
- The joint between the two principal parts of the leg of man or the hind limb of lower animals; the articulation of the thigh-bone or femur with the tibia or fibula, or with both. See def. 2 and knee-joint.
- A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
- A natural prominence; a rock, hill, or part of a hill.
- In graphics, a break or abrupt change in a plotted curve.
- The joint between the femur and the tibia in an insect leg.
- Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point.
STIFLE vs KNEE: VERB
- To interrupt or cut off.
- To repress, keep in or hold back.
- To smother or suffocate.
- To feel smothered etc.
- To die of suffocation.
- To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
- Smother or suppress
- Conceal or hide
- Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
- To poke or strike with the knee.
STIFLE vs KNEE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration.
- N/A
STIFLE vs KNEE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means.
- To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench.
- To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge.
- To supplicate by kneeling.
- To strike with the knee.
STIFLE vs KNEE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Die from lack of oxygen
- Be asphyxiated
- Corresponds to the human knee
- Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- Suppress in order to conceal or hide
- To stop the passage of; arrest the free action of; extinguish; deaden; quench: as, to stifle flame; to stifle sound.
- To suppress; keep from active manifestation; keep from public notice; conceal; repress; destroy: as, to stifle inquiry; to stifle a report; to stifle passion; to stifle convictions.
- Synonyms Suffocate, Strangle, etc. See smother.
- To husn, muffle, muzzle, gag.
- To choke up; dam up; close.
- To kill by impeding respiration, as by covering the mouth and nose, by introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs, or by other means; suffocate or greatly oppress by foul air or otherwise; smother.
- To suffocate; perish by asphyxia.
- To go down on the knees; kneel.
- To kneel to.
- To pass over on the knees.
- In ship-building, to fit with a knee or knees.
- The part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
- (idiom) (take a knee) To kneel down on one knee while holding the ball so as to down the ball, as in one's own end zone for a touchback.
- (idiom) (take a knee) To kneel down on one knee.
STIFLE vs KNEE: RELATED WORDS
- Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen
- Spanking, Break, Joint, Lap, Slapper, Knife, Kneeling, Paw, Patella, Leg, Kneecap, Knee joint, Articulatio genus, Stifle, Genu
STIFLE vs KNEE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Restrict, Curtail, Quash, Inhibit, Suppress, Frustrate, Thwart, Hamper, Undermine, Impede, Hinder, Knee, Muffle, Smother, Dampen
- Thigh, Ankle, Pause, Spanking, Break, Joint, Slapper, Knife, Kneeling, Paw, Patella, Leg, Kneecap, Stifle, Genu
STIFLE vs KNEE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Woody vainly attempts to stifle the recoiling pullstring.
- This will help retain moisture and stifle weeds.
- Drug Warrior Tries to Stifle Critics of Prohibition.
- An agreement to stifle prosecution is against law.
- We stifle within ourselves the voices of prejudice.
- Those built on outdated technology can stifle both.
- The former can stifle innovation and technological progress.
- ANT: Recal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, check, swallow.
- It should provide guidelines but not stifle creativity.
- The policies that come out of Washington actually stifle expansion and stifle job growth.
- Damage to the medial side of your knee may also cause knee stiffness requiring surgery.
- Was your knee pain above or below the knee cap?
- Home knee nursing diagnosis for total knee replacement.
- Left International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form Scores.
- Difficulty walking, knee pain, knee swelling and tenderness in the knee are all common warning signs of a sprained MCL.
- Does knee malalignment mediate the effects of quadriceps strengthening on knee adduction moment, pain, and function in medial knee osteoarthritis?
- Association between knee alignment and knee pain in patients surgically treated for medial knee osteoarthritis by high tibial osteotomy.
- Unlike total knee replacement that removes all the knee joint surfaces, a partial knee replacement replaces only one side of the knee joint.
- Partial knee replacement surgery may also be referred to as partial knee resurfacing, unicondylar knee surgery, unicondylar knee replacement, or unicondylar knee arthroplasty.
- Knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis.
STIFLE vs KNEE: QUESTIONS
- Could a lithium-ion battery shortage stifle the surge in electric vehicles?
- How to tell if a dog has bilateral stifle joint lameness?
- Do pigs lose weight when they have a stifle joint infection?
- What is the answer to suppress stifle with 7 letters?
- Will this ruling stifle creativity of hip-hop artists?
- Will cutting Russia off from imports stifle its economy?
- Does a black hole in Phoenix stifle star formation?
- Do long work hours stifle innovation and productivity?
- Does TPA alteration make stifle stability less important?
- Does overclassification stifle interoperability in the Army?
- How to break up stiff knee syndrome after knee surgery?
- What causes knee pain while straightening the knee?
- How to elevate knee after knee replacement surgery?
- What are the best knee knee protectors for goalies?
- What is the best knee stabilizer for knee injuries?
- What is the biotech future knee - total knee system?
- Is bicompartmental knee arthroplasty better than total knee replacement?
- What is the best knee support for knee osteoarthritis?
- Do knee sleeves help with knee pain after weightlifting?
- Why choose Cancan Canberra knee clinic for knee surgery?