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/ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk/ · noun
(US) A small hard clam, larger than a countneck but smaller than a topneck..
Put a few dozen washed littlenecks in a large, hot skillet with olive oil.
Use littleneck when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Littleneck means (US) A small hard clam, larger than a countneck but smaller than a topneck..
Common synonyms include littleneck clam.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Put a few dozen washed littlenecks in a large, hot skillet with olive oil.
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