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The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
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Giraffes have long necks.
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The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
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The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
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The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
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The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
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The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
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A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
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A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
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a neck forming the journal of a shaft
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The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
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The gorgerin of a capital.
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The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
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A person's life.
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to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck
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A falsehood; a lie.
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Shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore
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