Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "neck" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

chin under under chin

Typical Location

body bottle chirt giblets guillotine mammal scarf shoulder woods

Coordinate Terms

make love

Derived Terms

Codd-neck bottle Derbyshire neck V-neck albatross around one's neck albatross round one's neck boatneck bootneck bottleneck brass neck brass-neck break one's neck breakneck breathe down someone's neck bullneck bust one's neck catch it in the neck checkup from the neck up chicken-neck cowlneck crew neck crewneck crookneck dead from the neck up deer-neck devil-on-the-neck drake's-neck green drop neck ewe neck fall on someone's neck fall upon someone's neck fiddleneck fiddler's neck foreneck frilled neck lizard frilled-neck lizard frillneck gamer neck get it in the neck give neck gooseneck halter neck halterneck harden one's neck have the world by the neck hindneck jewel-neck leatherneck legs all the way to one's neck limberneck littleneck long-neck longneck midneck my neck neck and crop neck and heels neck and neck neck bearing neck brace neck corset neck day neck deep neck down neck eel neck gaiter neck guard neck in neck neck joint neck kerchief neck knife neck of the woods neck oil neck or nothing neck pad neck pillow neck plate neck ring neck sweetbread neck up neck verse neck yoke neck-and-neck neck-brace neck-cloth neck-deep neck-gable neck-guard neck-kerchief neck-turner neckache neckband neckbeard neckbeef neckbiter neckbone neckbrace neckcloth neckdeep neckdown necker neckercher neckerchief neckful neckgear neckholder neckhole necking neckinger necklace neckland neckless necklet necklift necklike neckline necklock neckmold neckmould neckpiece neckplate neckroll neckshot neckspring neckstrap necktie neckward neckwarmer neckwear neckweed neckyoke neknomination open-neck pain in the neck pencil neck pencil-neck polo neck polo neck sweater polo-neck pseudoneck red neck syndrome red-necked buzzard redneck renecked ring-neck ringneck risk one's neck rollneck roughneck rubberneck rubbernecking save one's neck scoop neck scoopneck shitneck shunting neck side-neck sideneck snakeneck squareneck stick one's neck out stiff neck stiff-necked stiffnecked swan neck swan neck deformity tech neck text neck thickneck topneck turtle neck turtle-neck turtle-neck sweater turtleneck up to one's neck up to one's neck in alligators volcanic neck wind one's neck in woollyneck wryneck

Etymologically Related To

halse nook

Context

anatomy architecture botany engineering firearms music us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cut cut of meat dry land earth external body part ground land opening part pet portion solid ground terra firma

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure body part cut external anatomical part external body part land narrowing in opening part solid object what hold beer by

Manner Of

pet

Part Of

body cello garment guitar

Related Terms

throat

Related Terms

above above body above chest above shoulder above shoulders above torso adam adam apple adams adams apple after after face anatomy and shoulders and torso apple archegonium area arm atop attached attached head attached skull attaches attaches head attachment back base below below chin below head beneath beneath chin beneath head between between head bite body body part bones bottle bottom bottom head box breathing canoodle capital cervical cervical area chase chest chin chin below connected connected head connecting connecting head connection connector connects connects head constriction contains contains throat crown cuddle cylinder dress drink egg elongated elongation esophagus extension face feature features fingerboard flesh flesh cylinder flexible fragile giraffe giraffe feature giraffe long giraffes gorgerin groove gun hang hanger has has throat head head above head and head atop head attaches head attachment head base head connector head holder head on head shoulders head stem head stump head support head supporter head turner heads heads pedestal heads support hold hold head holder holding holding head holding heads holds holds face holds head human human part instrument kill kiss land larynx long long giraffe lorelei make love muzzle nape nape area nape of near head necklace necklace hanger oblong oesophagus oesophagus place on body on shoulders over over body part pedestal place root shirt shoulder shoulders sits sits on skull smaller smaller vertebrae sperm spine spine attached stem strangle stringed stub stump support supporter supporting supporting head supports supports head swell taper target thigh throat throat area throat back throat place tooth torso tract trunk tube tubular tubular features turkey turner turning turning head under under chin under head vampire vampire bite vampire target veins vertebra vertebrae voice voice box where where throat

Similar Terms

bang be intimate bed bonk do it eff fuck get it on get laid have a go at it have intercourse have it away have it off have sex hump jazz know lie with love make love make out roll in the hay screw sleep together sleep with

Synonym Network

french kiss nape

Used For

chop off head cracking bones display necklace holding jugular vein kissing support head supporting head turn head wear tie

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.