neck
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
Noun 4 meanings
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
“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.
Verb 2 meanings
To intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
“Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.”
To decrease in diameter.
Etymology
From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).
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NECK at a glance
NECK has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,303 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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