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knee cap

knee cap is the alternative spelling of kneecap.

Meaning of kneecap

Noun

kneecap (plural kneecaps)

  1. The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
  2. A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent.
  3. A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall.

See all 5 meanings of kneecap

Forms of knee cap

pluralknee caps

Questions about knee cap

What is knee cap the alternative spelling of?
Knee cap is the alternative spelling of kneecap.

Words near knee cap in the dictionary

  1. knee ache
  2. knee aches
  3. knee babies
  4. knee baby
  5. knee britches
  6. knee cap
  7. knee caps
  8. knee dragging
  9. knee drop
  10. knee drops
  11. knee grow

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knee cap (page history and authors); kneecap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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