kneecap

English Thesaurus

1. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint (noun.body)

hypernym	:	os sesamoideum, sesamoid, sesamoid bone,
definition	:	any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint (noun.body)

part meronym	:	articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint,
definition	:	hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella (noun.body)

2. shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	hit, pip, shoot,
definition	:	hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)

3. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint (noun.body)

derivation	:	patellar,
definition	:	near or relating to the patella or kneecap (adj.pert)

derivation	:	patellar,
definition	:	near or relating to the patella or kneecap (adj.pert)