English > neck: 6 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body. |
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| Examples | - "he admired her long graceful neck"
- "the horse won by a neck"
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| Synonym | cervix |
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| Part of | body, organic structure | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) |
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| Parts | carotid artery, arteria carotis | Either of two major arteries of the neck and head |
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| cervical artery, areteria cervicalis | An artery that supplies the muscles of the neck |
| cervical vertebra, neck bone | One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region |
| dewlap | A hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck |
| jugular vein, vena jugularis, jugular | veins in the neck that return blood from the head |
| nape, scruff, nucha | The back side of the neck |
| sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus | One of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone |
| throat, pharynx | The passage to the stomach and lungs |
| thymus gland, thymus | A ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity |
| trachea, windpipe | membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi |
| Narrower | bull neck | A thick short powerful neck |
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| Broader | external body part | Any body part visible externally |
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| Spanish | cerviz, cuello, nuca, pescuezo |
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| Catalan | bescoll, clatell, coll |
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| Adjectives | cervical | relating to or associated with the neck |
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| jugular | relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat |
English > neck: 6 senses > verb 1, contact| Meaning | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" |
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| Synonym | make out |
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| Narrower | smooch, spoon | snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others |
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| Broader | pet | Stroke or caress gently |
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| Similar to | sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk | Have sexual intercourse with |
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| Spanish | acariciarse, besuquearse |
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| Nouns | necker | a lover who necks |
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| necking | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
