HOUSEMAID'S KNEE

Meaning of HOUSEMAID'S KNEE in English

noun

[ U ] a condition in which the space around the kneecap becomes swollen and painful

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — noun Etymology: from its occurrence among women who work a great deal on their knees Date: 1831 a swelling over …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — noun Etymology: so called from its frequent occurrence among servant girls who work a great deal on their knees : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — Pathol. inflammation of the bursa over the front of the kneecap. [ 1825-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — knee injury caused by trauma to the knee (such as excessive kneeling)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — Etymology: from its occurrence among women who work a great deal on their knees Date: 1831 : a swelling over …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — Function: noun Etymology: from its occurrence among women who work a great deal on their knees Date: 1831 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — ■ noun inflammation of the fluid-filled cavity covering the kneecap, often due to excessive kneeling.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — [housemaid's knee] n [so called fr. its occurrence among women who work a great deal on their knees] (1831): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — (медицина) воспаление сумки надколенника
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — мед. воспаление сумки надколенника
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — мед. воспаление сумки надколенника
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — мед. воспаление сумки надколенника
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSEMAID'S KNEE — (медицина) воспаление сумки надколенника
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSEMAID — domestica, servitora
English interlingue dictionary
HOUSEMAID — noun Date: circa 1694 a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English kne, knee, from Old English cnēow, cnēo; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — ˈhau̇sˌmād noun : a female servant employed to do housework
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEE — (n.) A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEE — (n.) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when …
Английский словарь Webster
HOUSEMAID — (n.) A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.
Английский словарь Webster
HOUSEMAID — ( n. ) A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — /nee/ , n. , v. , kneed, kneeing . n. 1. Anat. the joint of the leg that allows for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — /hows"mayd'/ , n. a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, esp. to do housework. [ 1685-95; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEE — v. touch the knee; strike the knee; strengthen with a knee-shaped brace (Construction)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOUSEMAID — n. maid, house cleaner, cleaning lady
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEE — I. ˈnē noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cnēow; akin to Old High German kneo knee, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOUSEMAID — noun Date: circa 1694 : a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEE — vt to supplicate by kneeling. 2. knee ·noun in man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HOUSEMAID — noun a female servant employed to do housework, ·esp. to take care of the rooms.
Webster English vocab
HOUSEMAID — ■ noun a female domestic employee who cleans rooms.
Concise Oxford English vocab
KNEE — [knee] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE cneow; akin to OHG kneo knee, L genu, Gk gony] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOUSEMAID — [house.maid] n (ca. 1694): a female servant employed to do housework
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEE — hinge joint that is formed by the meeting of the thigh bone (femur) and the larger bone (tibia) of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KNEE — knee BrE AmE niː ▷ kneed niːd (= need) ▷ kneeing ˈniː ɪŋ ▷ knees niːz ▶ ˈ knee ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — housemaid BrE AmE ˈhaʊs meɪd ▷ housemaid|s z ▶ ˌ housemaid's ˈ knee BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNEE — / niː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the joint between the top and bottom parts of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — / ˈhaʊsmeɪd; NAmE / noun ( old-fashioned ) a female servant in a large house who cleans the rooms, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNEE — I. knee 1 S2 W2 /niː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cneow ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOUSEMAID — house ‧ maid /ˈhaʊsmeɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned a female servant who cleans someone’s house
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOUSEMAID — n. a female servant in a house, esp. in charge of reception rooms and bedrooms. øhousemaid's knee inflammation of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNEE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — n. a female servant in a house, esp. in charge of reception rooms and bedrooms. housemaid's knee inflammation of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNEE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. b …
Oxford English vocab
HOUSEMAID — n. a female servant in a house, esp. in charge of reception rooms and bedrooms. Phrases and idioms: housemaid's knee …
Oxford English vocab
KNEE — ( knees, kneeing, kneed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your knee …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — ( housemaids) A housemaid is a female servant who does cleaning and other work in someone’s house. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUSEMAID — (~s) A ~ is a female servant who does cleaning and other work in someone’s house. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knee/heart/stomach etc operation ▪ He is almost back to full fitness after a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUSEMAID — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In place of a wand she had housemaids, parlor maids, laundresses, cooks, and a rotund …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNEE — [noun] [C] - the middle joint of the leg, which allows it to bendThe baby was crawling around on its …
Cambridge English vocab
HOUSEMAID — [noun] [C] [dated] - a woman servant who cleans the houseHousemaid's knee is a painful knee usually caused by kneeling …
Cambridge English vocab
HOUSEMAID — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MAID 2, biddy, girl, handmaid, hired girl, maidservant
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOUSEMAID — noun Synonyms: maid 2, biddy, girl, handmaid, hired girl, maidservant
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNEE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ bony , knobbly , knobby ( esp. AmE ) ▪ bare ▪ bent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNEE — 1. сущ. 1) колено on bended knee (s) ≈ на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees ≈ по колено …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSEMAID — сущ. горничная, уборщица (особ. убирающая комнаты в частном доме) горничная (особ. убирающая комнаты); уборщица (в частном доме) housemaid горничная (особ. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUSEMAID — Горничная
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNEE — knee.ogg 1. ni: n 1. 1> колено feeble knees - слабые колени on one's (bended) knees - а) на коленях; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOUSEMAID — n горничная ( особ. убирающая комнаты ); уборщица ( в частном доме )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNEE — 1) колено 2) подкос; полураскос 3) мор. кница 4) излом ( характеристической кривой ) • - beam knee - bilge …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNEE — 1) колено 2) подкос; полураскос 3) мор. кница 4) излом (характеристической кривой) • - beam knee - bilge knee - breast knee
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
KNEE — knee сущ.1) колено on bended knee (s) — на коленях; перен. униженно up to one's knees — по колено to …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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