neck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
he admired her long graceful neck
Types & categories
- external body part hypernym
- bull neck hyponym
Parts & wholes
- body part holonym
- dewlap part meronym
- thymus gland part meronym
- carotid artery part meronym
- cervical artery part meronym
- jugular part meronym
- trachea part meronym
- nape part meronym
- throat part meronym
- cervical vertebra part meronym
- sternocleidomastoid part meronym
Related & opposite
- cervical derivation
Sense 2 verb
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
The couple were necking in the back seat of the car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
Types & categories
- ground hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
Types & categories
- cut of meat hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 5 noun
a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
the banjo had a long neck
Types & categories
- part hypernym
Sense 6 noun
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cervical |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | dewlap |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | thymus gland |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | carotid artery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cervical artery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | jugular |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | trachea |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nape |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | throat |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cervical vertebra |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sternocleidomastoid |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | external body part |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bull neck |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | necker |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | fuck |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | smooch |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ground |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | scrag end |
| 4 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | scrag |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut of meat |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | part |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | garment |
| 6 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | collar |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | opening |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | neckline |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | V neck |