neck
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
The part of your body between your head and your shoulders, which you turn when you look to the side.
A giraffe uses its long neck to reach high leaves.
I woke up with a stiff neck after sleeping badly.
She wrapped a warm scarf twice around her neck.
He wears a thin silver chain around his neck.
Common collocations: the back of the neck · a stiff neck · around your neck · turn your neck · a long neck
Part of: Parts of the body, Appearance
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
The long thin part of a bottle, a guitar or a similar object, close to one end of it.
He held the bottle by the neck and poured slowly.
Her fingers moved quickly up the neck of the guitar.
This vase has a narrow neck and a wide base.
Common collocations: the neck of a bottle · a narrow neck · the neck of a guitar
Part of: Shapes and sizes, Music
Forms
- plural
- necks