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   neck

   /nɛk/

   noun

   • 1. the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body: "she had a silver crucifix around her neck"
   • ▪ the part of a garment that is around or close to the neck: "her dress had three buttons at the neck undone"
   • ▪ meat from an animal's neck: "neck of lamb"
   • ▪ a person's neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt: "he'll be stuck with a loan around his neck"
   • 2. a narrow connecting or end part of something.
   • ▪ the part of a bottle or other container near the mouth: "he seized the neck of the whisky bottle"
   • ▪ a narrow piece of land or sea, such as an isthmus or channel: "the narrow neck of land between loch and sea"
   • ▪ a narrow part near one end of an organ, such as the uterus: "the neck of the womb, usually called the cervix"
   • ▪ the part of a violin, guitar, or other similar instrument that bears the fingerboard.
   • ▪ a column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion.
   • ▪ a narrow supporting part in a plant, especially the terminal part of the fruiting body in a fern, bryophyte, or fungus.
   • 3. the length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race: "Dolpour won by a neck from Wood Dancer"

   verb

   • 1. (of two people) kiss and caress amorously: informal "we started necking on the sofa"
   • 2. swallow (something, especially a drink): informal British "after necking some beers, we left the bar"
   • 3. form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension: "the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter"

   Word Origin Old Englishhnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. necked adjective
   • 2. necker noun
   • 3. neckless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   NECK definition: 1. the part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders: 2. the part of a piece of clothing…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of NECK is the part of an animal that connects the head with the body. How to use neck in a sentence.

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   Neck definition: the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.. See examples of NECK used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNECK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNECK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   NECK definition: 1. the part of the body between your head and your shoulders: 2. the part of a piece of clothing…. Learn more.

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   A narrow or constricted area of a bodily structure, as of a bone, that joins its parts; a cervix. c. The part of a tooth between the crown and root. 2. The part of a garment around or near the neck. 3. A relatively narrow elongation, projection, or connecting part: a neck of land; the neck of a flask. 4.

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   Your neck is the part of your body that connects your head and your shoulders. Your neck, with help from your spine, supports the weight of your head. It's also thanks to your neck that you can turn your head in all directions (except, of course, directly behind you).

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    noun. /nɛk/ enlarge image. [countable] the part of the body between the head and the shoulders He tied a scarf around his neck. I woke up with a stiff neck. Giraffes have very long necks. She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. He broke his neck in the fall. Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps.