Word Finder - neck

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The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

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Giraffes have long necks.

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The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

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The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.

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The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.

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The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.

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The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted

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A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.

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A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.

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a neck forming the journal of a shaft

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The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.

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The gorgerin of a capital.

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The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.

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A person's life.

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to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck

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A falsehood; a lie.

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Shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore

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• Neck
• Näcken
• nicor
• nix
• nixie
• nixy
• nokk
• nokken
• näck

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To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate

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Go neck yourself.

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To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.

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Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.

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• French kiss
• grope
• pet
• smooch
• smoodge
• snog
• snuggle

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To drink rapidly.

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• chug

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To decrease in diameter.

He pulled her close and kissed her neck softly.

She caught her breath, warmth crawling up her neck again.

Her neck was tender and swallowing was painful.

She encircled his neck with one arm, noting that his breathing didn't seem at all labored as he carried her across the creek.

He rubbed the back of his neck.

The blood pounded in her neck and temples.

Suddenly she jumped up onto a tub to be higher than he, embraced him so that both her slender bare arms clasped him above his neck, and, tossing back her hair, kissed him full on the lips.

I don't want you fainting and breaking your neck or something.

His neck turned red.

Then he turned away and rubbed the back of his neck in that way he did when he knew he was wrong but wasn't sure why.

I could see the way Ginger looked; all her beauty gone, her beautiful arched neck drooping, all the spirit gone out of her flashing eyes, all the playfulness gone out of her manner.

Warmth crawled up her neck as she grabbed her nightgown and pulled it over her head.

She rubbed her neck, agitated.

Around Billina's neck was a string of beautiful pearls, and on her legs were bracelets of emeralds.

I think she would like to put her two soft arms around your neck and hug you.

Sonya trembled all over and blushed to her ears and behind them and down to her neck and shoulders while Nicholas was speaking.

His warm lips kissed their way down her neck and across her shoulder.

Warmth raced up her neck.

Finally he leaned forward and stood, rubbing the back of his neck.

She lifted the hair off her neck and sighed as she paused in the shade of a huge oak tree.

She immediately looked in the mirror at her neck.

She touched her neck and felt the scars.

But the emotional side of him wanted to wring the man's neck.

The blood bounded back into her neck.

She caught her breath as the blood lunged painfully up her neck.

The idea brought a rush of heat to her neck.

Lifting the hair off the back of her neck, he applied the cool towel.

A wave of warmth rushed up her neck and broke over her cheeks.

Darkyn touched her neck.

When I made most noise he would stretch out his neck, and erect his neck feathers, and open his eyes wide; but their lids soon fell again, and he began to nod.

Alex climbed into the car beside Carmen and placed his arm protectively on the back of the seat behind her neck.

Alex retrieved her from Felipa and shifted her so that she sat on his arm, one of her arms around his neck.

Her wandering gaze came up to his face and warmth shot painfully up her neck.

Would it have been better if I had fallen off and broken my neck?

Finally Alondra guided an Amethyst necklace around Carmen's neck.

Warmth ran up her neck and she bit her lower lip.

Carmen rubbed her sore neck and searched the room for Alex again, but didn't find him.

One glance at the picture and his neck turned red.

When she re-entered the bedroom, he was propped up on a pillow, his eyes closed and the blankets tucked around his neck.

Wet auburn curls were plastered around her pale face and the back of her neck.

Then she unbuttoned the first few buttons on his shirt and slipped her arms around his neck.

Carmen jerked her arms from his neck and sat up.

Carmen left her chair in one quick movement and circled his neck with her arms, kissing him on the temple.

A warm flush started up her neck.

He shook his head and rubbed the back of his neck.

Color crawled up his neck as he carefully placed the fork across his plate.

Alex ran a hand through his hair and rubbed the back of his neck.

Quint knew he should quell the ire that surged up and pounded in his neck.

His warm breath on her neck sent her heart in a flurry of wild beats.

She looked at the tattoo on her neck and slathered lotion on it, wishing it were paint.