Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun neck

5 senses of neck

Sense 1
neck, cervix -- (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck")
       => external body part -- (any body part visible externally)

Sense 2
neck -- (a narrow elongated projecting strip of land)
       => land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")

Sense 3
neck -- (a cut of meat from the neck of an animal)
       => cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Sense 4
neck -- (a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck")
       => part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")

Sense 5
neck, neck opening -- (an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck)
       => opening -- (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb neck

1 sense of neck

Sense 1
neck, make out -- (kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car")
       => pet -- (stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb")