- (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
- (v.t.&i.) To kiss and caress amorously.
- (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.
- (n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
- (n.) The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
- (n.) Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal.
- (n.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
- (n.) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort or of a fruit, as a gourd.
- (v.t.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
- (n.) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort or of a fruit, as a gourd.
- (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
- (n.) The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
- (n.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
- (v.t.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
- (n.) Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal.
- (v.t.&i.) To kiss and caress amorously.
- (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.
- (n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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