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Neck

noun

The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body. Synonym: cervix. "The horse won by a neck"

A narrow elongated projecting strip of land.

A cut of meat from the neck of an animal.

A narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form. "The bottle had a wide 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.

verb

(past & past part. necked; pres. part. necking)

Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion. Synonym: make out.

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"Neck" Quotes from Famous Books

... Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend more to check) A crucifix let bless your neck. 'Tis now full tide 'tween night and day; End your ...

— The Duchess of Malfi • John Webster

... manger, carefully tightening the girth and taking up the stirrup-straps. Pulling the tuft of hair on the horse's forehead outside the front strap, he took him by the bridle and led him out of the stable, clicking with his tongue and patting his neck with one hand. On getting outside in the courtyard he stood several seconds in the attitude of one receiving commands, which he promised by sundry nods to carry out. Then he led the horse back into the stable, ...

— Weird Tales. Vol. I • E. T. A. Hoffmann

... lounged up from the pasture gate where he had been indolently rubbing the nose of a buckskin two-year-old with an affectionate disposition, and wheezed out the information that it was warm. He got the chance to admire a very stiff pair of shoulders and a neck to ...

— Good Indian • B. M. Bower

... appearance that it took their breath away and they sat perfectly motionless, marveling at the wide spread of his antlers, his humpy, grotesque nose, and the little bell-like pouch that hung down from his neck. A moment he stood there, wearing a look of inquiry, his big nostrils quivering, and then he became aware of the presence of human beings, and turning in affright he fled up the path by which he had come. But in the moment he had stood there ...

— The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle - The Trail of the Seven Cedars • Hildegard G. Frey

... lines—it is known that a hat with a drooping brim takes from the height of the wearer and should never be worn by any one having round shoulders or a short neck. A hat turned up at the back would be much better. A narrow brim and high crown add height to the wearer. A woman with a short, turned-up nose should avoid a hat turned up too sharply from the face. Short people should avoid very wide brims. For the possessor ...

— Make Your Own Hats • Gene Allen Martin

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