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neck

noun verb

an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
N
Ends with
K
Contains
EC
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɛk

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

noun

  1. a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form

    “the banjo had a long neck”

noun

  1. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

    “he admired her long graceful neck”

noun

  1. a cut of meat from the neck of an animal

noun

  1. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

verb

  1. kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

    “The couple were necking in the back seat of the car”

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Example Sentences

the banjo had a long neck
the bottle had a wide neck
he admired her long graceful neck
the horse won by a neck
The couple were necking in the back seat of the car

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