KNEEHOLE

Meaning of KNEEHOLE in English

/nee"hohl'/ , n.

an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.

[ 1860-65; KNEE + HOLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

KNEEHOLE — noun Date: 1893 an open space (as under a desk) for the knees
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNEEHOLE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an open space (as under a desk) for the knees
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEEHOLE — n. place for the knees (under a desk, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KNEEHOLE — noun Date: 1893 : an open space (as under a desk) for the knees
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNEEHOLE — ■ noun a space for the knees, especially under a desk.
Concise Oxford English vocab
KNEEHOLE — [knee.hole] n (1893): an open space (as under a desk) for the knees
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNEEHOLE — kneehole BrE AmE ˈniː həʊl ⇨-hɒʊl AmE \ -hoʊl ▷ kneehole|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KNEEHOLE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ h ō l Function: noun Date: 1893 : an open space (as under a desk) for …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KNEEHOLE DESK — noun : a flat-topped desk having a kneehole with flanking tiers of drawers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTNERS DESK — noun Date: 1950 a large desk with an open kneehole which allows use of the desk by two people seated …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEDESTAL — I. ˈpedə̇st ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEDESTAL DESK — noun — a usually kneehole desk with the top supported by one or two pedestals containing cupboards or drawers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTNERS' DESK — a desk constructed so that two people may work at it face-to-face, as one having a kneehole and drawers on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARTNERS DESK — Date: 1950 : a large desk with an open kneehole which allows use of the desk by two people seated …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEDESTAL — ■ noun 1》 the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted. ↘a position in which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARTNERS DESK — [partners desk] n (1946): a large desk with an open kneehole which allows use of the desk by two people …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESK — a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal top particularly designed to aid writing or public reading, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUREAU — in the United States, a chest of drawers; in Europe a writing desk, usually with a hinged writing flap that …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: ART-ANTIQUES-AND-COLLECTIBLES — ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS Interest in books and manuscripts remained strong in 1996, with private collectors constituting the majority of the buyers …
Britannica English vocabulary
TABLE — n. 25B6; noun put the plates on the table : bench, buffet, stand, counter, work surface, worktop; desk, bar. See …
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