Neck |
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. |
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Neck |
Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal |
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Neck |
The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd. |
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Neck |
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. |
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Neck |
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. |
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Neck |
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. |
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Neck |
the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root. |
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Neck |
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. |
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Neck |
To kiss and caress amorously. |
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Water deer |
A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks. |
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Water deer |
The water chevrotain. |
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Deer |
Any animal; especially, a wild animal. |
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Deer |
A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison. |
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Deer's-tongue |
A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. |
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Fallow deer |
A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks. |
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