kneeler

Plural: kneelers

Noun

• One who kneels; a cushion for kneeling on.
• a person in a kneeling position
• a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on
• A person who kneels.
• A hassock.
• An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
• On a gable-end, the stone (often decorated) at the base of the slope of the gable on either side.

Examples

• All the kneelers sighed with relief when they were told it was over and they could finally stand up.
• He needed a kneeler after that devastating Words With Friends loss.
• The parish deacon was always pushing to get new kneelers for the church, probably because he was old and his knees were sensitive.

Related Words

kneeling chair