/nek/
Translation
The part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body.
Word origin
From Old English hnecca, the old Germanic word for the back of the neck.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hnecca
Grammar
Examples
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"Neck" is the part that joins the head to the body.
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"Necks" is the plural, meaning more than one neck.
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Here "neck" lets the head move round.
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