Definition of NECK

neck

Plural: necks

Noun

  • the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
    • "he admired her long graceful neck"
    • "the horse won by a neck"
  • a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
  • a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
  • a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
    • "the banjo had a long neck"
    • "the bottle had a wide neck"
  • an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
  • The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
  • 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.
  • The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
  • The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
  • A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
  • A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
  • The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
  • The gorgerin of a capital.
  • A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
  • The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
  • A person's life.
  • A falsehood; a lie.
  • Fellatio
  • A bundle of wheat used in certain English harvest ceremonies.
  • A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.

Verb

Verb Forms: necked, necking, necks

  • To kiss and caress passionately.
  • kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
    • "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
  • To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
  • To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
  • To drink or swallow rapidly.
  • To decrease in diameter.

Examples

  • Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.
  • Giraffes have long necks.
  • Go neck yourself.
  • They decided to neck near the Scrabble board, much to the other players’ discomfort.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”). Cognate with Scots nek (“neck”), North Frisian neek, neeke, Nak (“neck”), Saterland Frisian Näkke (“neck”), West Frisian nekke (“neck”), Dutch nek (“neck”), German Low German Nack (“neck”), German Nacken (“nape of the neck”), Danish nakke (“neck”), Swedish nacke (“nape of the neck”), Icelandic hnakki (“neck”), Tocharian A kñuk (“neck, nape”). Possibly a mutated variant of *kneug/k (compare Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”), Welsh cnwch (“joint, knob”), Latvian knaūķis (“dwarf”). Doublet of nek. More at nook. Displaced halse (“neck, throat”) and swire (“neck”).

Synonyms

cervix, make out, neck opening, French kiss, chug, collum, grope, nis, nix, nixie, nixy, pet, smooch, smoodge, snog, snuggle

Scrabble Score: 10

neck: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
neck: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
neck: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

neck: valid Words With Friends Word