neck, n.
(necks)
freq. cnt. 34
(necks)
freq. cnt. 34
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34
cervix neck
sample sentences
"he admired her long graceful neck""the horse won by a neck"
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derivationally related form
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part holonym
hypernym
part meronym
dewlap
thymus gland, thymus
carotid artery, arteria carotis
cervical artery, areteria cervicalis
jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular
trachea, windpipe
nape, scruff, nucha
throat, pharynx
cervical vertebra, neck bone
sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, musculus sternocleidomastoideus
hyponym
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
<noun.artifact>
neck neck opening
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part meronym
part holonym
hypernym
hyponym
a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
<noun.artifact>
neck
sample sentences
"the banjo had a long neck""the bottle had a wide neck"
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hypernym
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
<noun.food>
neck
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
<noun.object>
neck
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hypernym