Definition of
Neck
- (noun, body) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
the horse won by a neck - (noun, object) a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- (noun, food) a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- (noun, artifact) a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
the bottle had a wide neck - (noun, artifact) an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
- (verb, contact) kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- (noun, body) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
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Synonyms of Neck
Alternate forms of Neck
Hyponyms: bull neck, neckline, smooch, spoon, v neck
Hypernyms: cut, cut of meat, dry land, earth, external body part, ground, land, opening, part, pet, portion, solid ground, terra firma
Origin of the word Neck
- O.E. hnecca "neck, back of the neck" (a fairly rare word) from P.Gmc. *khnekkon "the nape of the neck" (cf. O.Fris. hnekka, M.Du. necke, O.N. hnakkr, O.H.G. hnach, Ger. Nacken "neck"), with no certain cognates outside Gmc., though some suggest PIE *knok- "high point, ridge" (cf. O.Ir. cnocc, Welsh cnwch, O.Br… more
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Words that sound like Neck
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