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Look up: neck

  1. Neck
    The neck is the part of the body which connects the head with the shoulders.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Neck
    Neck is slang for to kiss passionately.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Neck
    (1) The narrow strip of land which connects a peninsula with the mainland, or connects two ridges. (2) The narrow band (rip) of water flowing seaward through the surf. See also RIP CURRENT. See Figure 7.
    Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht

  4. neck
    [n] - opening for the neck 2. [n] - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land 3. [n] - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal 4. [n] - the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body 5. [v] - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Neck
    A tube at the base of a balloon through which the gas is passed during inflation and through which it can escape when it expands.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  6. Neck
    Neck: The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constricted part of a bone or organ that joins its parts as, for example, the neck of the femur bone.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  7. neck
    the part of a stringed musical instrument which extends from the body and to which are attached the fingerboard and the strings Category: General • a tube at the bottom of a balloon for the automatic discharge of gas in flight and for use in inflation and deflation Category: Transport • a narrow region of crystal formed by tapering a seed crystal to a small diameter to prod...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Neck
    Neck noun [ Middle English necke , Anglo-Saxon hnecca ; akin to Dutch nek the nape of the neck, German nacken , Old High German nacch , hnacch , Icelandic hnakki , Swedish nacke , Danish nakke .] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/9

  9. Neck
    Neck transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Necked ; present participle & verbal noun Necking .] (Mech.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down ; as, to neck down a shaft.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/9

  10. neck
    1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk. ... 2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal; as: The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd. ... A long narrow tract of land projecting ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. neck
    neck opening noun an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer`s neck
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. neck
    noun the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; `he admired her long graceful neck`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. neck
    noun a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. neck
    noun a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. Neck
    The `neck` is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neck

  16. neck
    (nek) the constricted part connecting the head with the trunk of the body. the constricted part of an organ or other structure; called also cervix and collum.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  17. Neck
    • (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft. • (v. t. & i.) To kiss and caress amorously. • (n.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board. • (n.) A...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. neck
    (from the article `stringed instrument`) ...of the master craftsman. The front face of the neck is flat, and to this is glued the curved fingerboard, which projects beyond the shoulder and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/21

  19. neck
    in land vertebrates, the portion of the body joining the head to the shoulders and chest. Some important structures contained in or passing through ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/21

  20. neck
    neck 1. The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. 2. Any narrow or constricted part of a bone or organ that joins its parts as, for example, the neck of the femur bone. 3. A relatively narrow elongation, projection, or connecting part: 'We drove along the neck of land to our hotel.'
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  21. Neck
    That part of the projectile or blade that is narrowest and is in between the notches. The topmost part of the hafting area of a notched artifact.
    Found on http://members.aol.com/artgumbus/glossar

  22. Neck
    A portion reduced in diamter between the ends of a shaft.
    Found on http://www.allmetalcorp.com/htm/pg8_8_00

  23. neck
    the tubular part of the envelope near the base
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  24. neck
    In vertebrates, the part of the body that connects the head and the trunk. In humans, it contains the seven vertebra of the spinal column, the larynx and pharynx to the front, and the great blood vessels and nerves running between the thoracic inlet and the base of the skull. At the root of the neck...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  25. Neck
    The neck is sort of the middle of the guitar. It's where the strings are stretched over the fretboard.
    Found on http://mediawebsource.com/guitar/glossar


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