The loan shark threatened to break Tom's kneecaps.
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Kneecaps
Synonyms for "kneecaps" (23 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
patellaepatellarpatellar injuriespatellar traumapatellasperipatellarpostpatellarsabotagesubpatellartwo kneecapsundermine
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesanatomical structureanatomical termbody partbonebones of the legexclamationharminjuryinterjectionknee structurelexical categorymedical conditionobstructviolenceweaken
More specific
17 entriescripple the projecthostile exclamationknee blowknee strikelateral patellar facetmedial patellar facetpaired patellaepatellapatellaepatellar bonepatellar dislocationpatellar fracturepostpatellarsabotage the initiativesesamoid bonesubpatellar
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
36 entriesbroken kneecapsfractured kneecapsinjured kneecapskneecap a billkneecap a plankneecap dislocationkneecap fracturekneecap injurykneecap painkneecap replacementkneecap someonekneecap surgerykneecap swellingkneecap the movementkneecapping activitykneecapping incident
Showing 16 of 36 words.
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
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