neck
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animalsThe part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
» I have a pain in my neck.
У меня шея болит.
У меня боли в шее.
У меня боль в шее.
У мене болить шия.
Мені болить шия.
Meaning
17 sensesThe 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
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
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
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
Hals, Flaschenhals
го́рлышкоgórlyško
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
Hals
грифgrif
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
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
a neck forming the journal of a shaft
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.
Examples
580 sentencesI have a pain in my neck.
У мене болить шия.
ruУ меня шея болит.
There's something on your neck.
У тебе щось на шиї.
ruНа твоей шее что-то есть.
deSie haben da etwas am Hals.
My neck hurts a little.
У мене трохи болить шия.
ruМоя шея слегка болит.
deMein Nacken tut ein bisschen weh.
Tom has a long neck.
У Тома довга шия.
ruУ Тома длинная шея.
deTom hat einen langen Hals.
Tom kissed Mary on the neck.
Том поцілував Мері у шию.
ruТом поцеловал Мэри в шею.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English nekke, nakke, from Old English hnecca, *hnæcca (“neck, nape”), from PrFrom 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: necksSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
126 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- in the neck
- broke his neck
- neck of the