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neck

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1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
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neck

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, neck is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofneck

1noun
  • The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

    Example: "Giraffes have long necks."

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

    Example: "a neck forming the journal of a shaft"

  • The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
  • The gorgerin of a capital.
  • The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
  • A person's life.

    Example: "to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck"

  • A falsehood; a lie.
  • Shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore

    Synonyms: Neck, Näcken, nicor, nix, nixie, nixy, nokk, nokken, näck

1verb
  • To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate

    Example: "Go neck yourself."

  • To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.

    Synonyms: "French kiss", grope, pet, smooch, smoodge, snog, snuggle

    Example: "Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them."

  • To drink rapidly.

    Synonyms: chug

  • To decrease in diameter.

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