neck
noun [C] (TOP PART) /nek/Definition
› part of a hollow object that is at the top and is narrower than the part below it: the neck of a bottle/guitar → See also bottleneck, halterneck, redneck, roughneck, turtleneckWords meaning parts of things
(Definition of neck noun (TOP PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- appendage noun
- body noun (MAIN PART)
- cartridge noun
- chunk noun
- compartment noun
- component noun
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- module noun
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- part noun (SOME)
- piece noun (THING)
- section noun (PART)
- side noun (PART)
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- sub- prefix (SMALLER)
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