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knee sock

knee sock noun: a sock that reaches almost up to the knee.

Noun

knee sock (plural knee socks)

  1. (in plural) A sock that reaches almost up to the knee.
    • Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 62
    Synonyms:
    knee high

Synonyms of knee sock

Forms of knee sock

pluralknee socks

Questions about knee sock

What does knee sock mean?
Knee sock means a sock that reaches almost up to the knee.
What part of speech is knee sock?
Knee sock is a noun.
What is the plural of knee sock?
The plural of knee sock is knee socks.

Words near knee sock in the dictionary

  1. knee slappers
  2. knee slid
  3. knee slide
  4. knee slides
  5. knee sliding
  6. knee sock
  7. knee socks
  8. knee stop
  9. knee stops
  10. knee swell
  11. knee swells

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