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kneehole

kneehole

1 7.0
An open space under a desk or table for your knees when you sit
  • noun
  • /ˈniːhoʊl/
: espacio para las rodillas
  • A modern office table usually has a wide kneehole to allow easy movement.
  • kneehole desk

Examples

  • The antique desk features a large kneehole for comfortable seating.

  • She placed her chair in front of the kneehole to start working on her laptop.

  • I bumped my leg against the kneehole of the desk.

  • The kneehole is too small for my chair.

  • The teacher adjusted the height of the kneehole so that all the students could sit comfortably at their desks.

  • She slid the chair under the desk, ensuring her legs fit neatly in the kneehole.

  • Under the old oak desk, a large kneehole provided enough space for her legs while she worked.

How Big

legroom
5 2.6
kneehole
1 7.0

Surface Forms

kneehole singular
kneeholes plural

Morphology

kneehole = knee + hole (transparent) = knee + hole

Direct compound of 'knee' + 'hole' meaning an opening for knees under furniture, which is immediately inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Kneehole is made of knee ('the part of your leg that bends') and hole ('an open space'). It literally means the space under a desk or table where your knees go when you sit, which is why you put your chair in front of the kneehole.