Definition of neck

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Neck (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..

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Swan :: Swan (n.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death..
Long-waisted :: Long-waisted (a.) Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat..
Blackburnian Warbler :: Blackburnian warbler () A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniae). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast..
Torticollis :: Torticollis (n.) See Wryneck.
Wimple :: Wimple (n.) A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns..
Pici :: Pici (n. pl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.
Sweetbread :: Sweetbread (n.) Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called neck, / throat, sweetbread, the latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See Pancreas, and Thymus..
Berdash :: Berdash (n.) A kind of neckcloth.
Juke :: Juke (n.) The neck of a bird.
Nape :: Nape (n.) The back part of the neck.
Juke :: Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
Collum :: Collum (n.) A neck or cervix.
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck..
Wryneck :: Wryneck (n.) A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.
Kerchief :: Kerchief (n.) A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer..
Rosella :: Rosella (n.) A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow..
Pectinibranchiata :: Pectinibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a comblike gill upon the neck..
Throatboll :: Throatboll (n.) The Adam's apple in the neck.
Darter :: Darter (n.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird..
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