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- pronunciation:
- nek
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A neck is the part of a human or animal body that connects the head with the rest of the body.
It was really cold today, so I put a scarf around my neck before I went outside.Giraffes have really long necks.
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| definition 2: |
The neck is the part of a shirt, dress, or jacket that fits around your neck.
My brother says that the neck of his sweater is too itchy, so he doesn't want to wear it. |
| definition 3: |
We sometimes use the word neck for something that is narrow and near the top of something. The long narrow part of a guitar is called its neck. The narrow part of a bottle is its neck.
I keep my coins in a bottle, but the neck is too narrow to put in big coins. |
| derivations: |
neckless (adj.), necklike (adj.) |
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