Meaning

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

    Giraffes have long necks.

    Hals, Nacken, Genick

    ше́яšéja, вы́яvýja

    ши́яšýja

    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

  2. The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

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

    Kragen

    во́ротvórot

    an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

  4. The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.

    Hals, Flaschenhals

    го́рлышкоgórlyško

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

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

    Hals

    грифgrif

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

    переше́екperešéjek

    a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

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

    a neck forming the journal of a shaft

  9. The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.

  10. The gorgerin of a capital.

  11. A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.

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

Examples

580 sentences
  1. I have a pain in my neck.

    У мене болить шия.

    ruУ меня шея болит.

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  2. There's something on your neck.

    У тебе щось на шиї.

    ruНа твоей шее что-то есть.

    deSie haben da etwas am Hals.

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  3. My neck hurts a little.

    У мене трохи болить шия.

    ruМоя шея слегка болит.

    deMein Nacken tut ein bisschen weh.

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  4. Tom has a long neck.

    У Тома довга шия.

    ruУ Тома длинная шея.

    deTom hat einen langen Hals.

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  5. Tom kissed Mary on the neck.

    Том поцілував Мері у шию.

    ruТом поцеловал Мэри в шею.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of body connecting the head and the trunk:
Русский
By meaning 5
part of body connecting the head and the trunk:
part of a shirt, dress etc.:
tapered part of a bottle:
extension of stringed instrument:
long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
part of body connecting the head and the trunk:
part of a shirt, dress etc.:
tapered part of a bottle:

Origin

From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Pr

From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).

From Danish nøkke, Swedish näck.

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Forms

plural: necks
Singularneck
Pluralnecks

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck:neck opening
  • the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body:cervix

Word family

126 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • in the neck
  • broke his neck
  • neck of the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
neck — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto