knee-high

adjective

ˈnē-ˈhī 

: rising or reaching upward to the knees

knee-high stockings

knee-high

ˈnē-ˌhī 

noun

Examples of knee-high in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dressed in a black waistcoat and knee-high boots, Madonna traded verses with Carpenter, who wore a glittery ensemble along with a beret. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Dolce e Gabbana’s showgirl looks were teamed with three custom iterations of Bared Footwear’s knee-high Pandion boot in gold, silver and patent black. — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

Continue searching through the most covetable and comfy knee-high boots below. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026

Cobain layered an oversized chocolate-brown leather blazer over a distressed black graphic T-shirt, adding tiny black denim shorts and knee-high white boots. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for knee-high

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny