neck means "the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in neck?

neck has 1 syllable: neck. In IPA it is /ˈnɛk/.

What is another word for neck?

Close synonyms include cervix, neck opening, make out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neck a common word?

neck is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with neck?

6 words rhyme with neck. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

neck — meaning, pronunciation and 6 definitions

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
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”
Synonymscervix
Broaderexternal body part
Narrowerbull neck
Part ofbody
Partsdewlap thymus gland carotid artery cervical artery jugular vein trachea
2.
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
Broaderland
3.
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
Broadercut
Partsscrag
4.
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”
Broaderpart
5.
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
Synonymsneck opening
Broaderopening
Narrowerneckline V neck
Part ofgarment
Partscollar

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
“The couple were necking in the back seat of the car”
Synonymsmake out
Broaderpet
Narrowersmooch

Other forms of neck

plural: necks·
past tense: necked·
present participle: necking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about neck

What does neck mean?: neck means "the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in neck?: neck has 1 syllable: neck. In IPA it is /ˈnɛk/.
What is another word for neck?: Close synonyms include cervix, neck opening, make out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is neck a common word?: neck is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with neck?: 6 words rhyme with neck. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for neck come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
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”
Synonymscervix
Broaderexternal body part
Narrowerbull neck
Part ofbody
Partsdewlap thymus gland carotid artery cervical artery jugular vein trachea
2.
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
Broaderland
3.
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
Broadercut
Partsscrag
4.
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”
Broaderpart
5.
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
Synonymsneck opening
Broaderopening
Narrowerneckline V neck
Part ofgarment
Partscollar

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
“The couple were necking in the back seat of the car”
Synonymsmake out
Broaderpet
Narrowersmooch

Other forms of neck

plural: necks·
past tense: necked·
present participle: necking·

Questions about neck

What does neck mean?: neck means "the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in neck?: neck has 1 syllable: neck. In IPA it is /ˈnɛk/.
What is another word for neck?: Close synonyms include cervix, neck opening, make out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is neck a common word?: neck is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with neck?: 6 words rhyme with neck. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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