Neck
21neck — neck1 [ nek ] noun count *** 1. ) the part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body: The three winners had medals placed around their necks. The tight collar pinched his neck. a ) the part of a piece of clothing that touches or… …
22neck — /nɛk / (say nek) noun 1. that part of the body of some animals which is between the head and the trunk and connects these parts. 2. a. a standard cut of meat, especially lamb, from this area, used mainly for chops, stews, etc. b. best neck, the… …
23neck — I n. 1) to crane one s neck 2) to twist, wring smb. s neck 3) (misc.) to risk one s neck ( to risk one s life ); to break one s neck trying to do smt. ( to make a maximum effort to get smt. done ); to stick one s neck out ( to expose oneself to… …
24neck — {{11}}neck (n.) O.E. hnecca neck, nape, back of the neck (a fairly rare word) from P.Gmc. *khnekkon the nape of the neck (Cf. O.Fris. hnekka, M.Du. necke, Du. nek, O.N. hnakkr, O.H.G. hnach, Ger. Nacken neck ), with no certain cognates outside… …
25neck — black·neck; dom·i·neck; neck; neck·er; neck·er·cher; neck·er·chief; neck·ing; neck·less; neck·let; kro·neck·er; neck·lace; rough·neck; dom·i·neck·er; dor·neck; rub·ber·neck·er; …
26neck — I UK [nek] / US noun Word forms neck : singular neck plural necks *** 1) a) [countable] the part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body The three winners had medals placed round their necks. The tight collar pinched his neck. b)… …
27neck — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part of a shirt, dress, etc. round or close to the neck. 2 a something resembling a neck, such as the narrow part of a cavity or vessel, a passage, channel, pass,… …
28Neck — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Neck (homonymie).  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Aiguille de lave, Cheminée volcanique ni Cheminée de fée …
29neck — noun 1》 the part of a person s or animal s body connecting the head to the rest of the body. 2》 a narrow connecting or end participle ↘the part of a bottle or other container near the mouth. ↘a narrow piece of terrain or sea. 3》 the… …
30neck — [[t]nɛk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the part of the body that connects the head and the trunk 2) the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline 3) the slender part near the top of a bottle, vase, or similar object… …
