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neck
noun
1 neck
The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body:
— He admired her long graceful neck.
— The horse won by a neck.
synonym: cervix.
Roget 203:
narrowness
etc.
adj.;
closeness,
exility†;
exiguity
etc.
(little)
193.
line;
hair's breadth,
finger's breadth;
strip,
streak,
vein.
monolayer;
epitaxial deposition [Eng.].
thinness
etc.
adj.;
tenuity;
emaciation,
macilency†,
marcor†.
shaving,
slip
etc.
(filament)
205;
thread paper,
skeleton,
shadow,
anatomy,
spindleshanks†,
lantern jaws,
mere skin and bone.
middle constriction,
stricture,
neck,
waist,
isthmus,
wasp,
hourglass;
ridge,
ghaut†,
ghat†,
pass;
ravine
etc.
198.
narrowing,
coarctation†,
angustation†,
tapering;
contraction
etc.
195.
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Roget 195:
contraction,
reduction,
diminution;
decrease of size
etc.
36;
defalcation,
decrement;
lessening,
shrinking
etc.
v.;
compaction;
tabes†,
collapse,
emaciation,
attenuation,
tabefaction†,
consumption,
marasmus†,
atrophy;
systole,
neck,
hourglass.
condensation,
compression,
compactness;
compendium
etc.
596;
squeezing
etc.
v.;
strangulation;
corrugation;
astringency;
astringents,
sclerotics;
contractility,
compressibility;
coarctation†.
inferiority in size.
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Dutch: flessenhals, nek, hals
Polish: szyja
2 neck
A narrow elongated projecting strip of land.
3 neck
A cut of meat from the neck of an animal.
Dutch: halsstuk, nekstuk
Polish: karczek
4 neck
A narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form.
Dutch: hals
5 neck
An opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck.
synonym: neck opening.
Dutch: hals, halsopening
verb
1 neck
Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion:
— The couple were necking in the back seat of the car.
synonym: make out.
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