Neck

Quick meaning: Neck is a noun meaning (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

Meaning

(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

More Meanings

1. The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
2. The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
3. The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
4. (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
5. (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
6. A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
7. (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.

Example Sentences

Giraffes have long necks.

a neck forming the journal of a shaft

She drop neck for a check and a paystub

to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck

Word Forms

• necks
• necking
• necked

Synonyms for neck

Depending on context, synonyms include cervix, collum, scrag, Kirk, grope, pet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cervix, elbow, cervical, mouth, nose, throat.

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