Knee

n.	1.	In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
	2.	(Anat.) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
	3.	(Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
	4.	A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. Give them title, knee, and approbation. - Shak. Knee breeches See under Breeches. Knee holly (Bot.) butcher's broom. Knee joint See in the Vocabulary. Knee timber timber with knees or angles in it. Knee tribute tribute paid by kneeling; worship by genuflection. - Milton.
v. t.	1.	To supplicate by kneeling. Fall down, and knee The way into his mercy. - Shak

Noun	1.	knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella Synonyms: articulatio genus, genu, knee joint
	2.	knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee Synonyms: stifle
	3.	knee - cloth covering consisting of the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee

To dream of your knees, symbolizes a level of support your may be receiving. It also indicates that you are feeling very emotional. Feelings of inadequacy and issues of power/control also come into play. You may have more than you can handle.L, angle, ankle, apex, articulation, bayonet legs, bend, bifurcation, bight, boot, boundary, bowlegs, butt, calf, cant, cervix, chevron, clinch, closure, cnemis, coin, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, corner, coupling, crank, crook, crotchet, deflection, dogleg, dovetail, drumstick, elbow, ell, embrace, foreleg, fork, furcation, gamb, gambrel, gigot, gliding joint, ham, hind leg, hinge, hinged joint, hip, hock, hook, inflection, interface, jamb, join, joining, joint, juncture, kick, knuckle, leg, limb, link, miter, mortise, neck, nook, pivot, pivot joint, podite, point, popliteal space, punt, quoin, rabbet, scarf, scissor-legs, seam, shank, shin, shoulder, stems, stitch, stumps, suture, swerve, symphysis, tarsus, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, trotters, union, veer, vertex, weld, wrist, zag, zig, zigzag

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