What does knee-deep mean?
Knee-deep means Reaching up to the knees..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Reaching up to the knees..
High above stood the ash-tree, its boughs covered with the toy-like bunches called "locks and keys;" and beyond spread the meadows, knee-deep with the verdant grass.
This gave me a hint, and I went knee-deep, and sometimes neck-deep, in the Red Weed. The density of the weed gave me a reassuring sense of hiding.
By the time Tracey arrived, Kayla was working on her second cup of café mocha and knee-deep in paperwork.
When you're knee-deep in these insecure feelings, it can be hard to see clearly.
Use knee-deep when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Knee-deep means Reaching up to the knees..
Common synonyms include elbow-deep, up to one's elbows, waist-deep, neck-deep.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
High above stood the ash-tree, its boughs covered with the toy-like bunches called "locks and keys;" and beyond spread the meadows, knee-deep with the verdant grass.
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