nape of the neck

  • 41nape — [[t]ne͟ɪp[/t]] napes N COUNT: usu sing, usu the N of n The nape of your neck is the back of it. ...the way that his hair grew at the nape of his neck …

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  • 42nape — SYN: nucha. * * * N acyl phosphatidylethanolamine * * * nape nāpalso nap n the back of the neck * * * (nāp) the back of the neck (nucha [TA]) …

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  • 43neck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2) the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44nape — noun (singular) the back of your neck: He nuzzled the soft, warm nape of her neck …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45nape — UK [neɪp] / US noun [singular] the back of your neck He kissed the nape of her neck …

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  • 46nape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scruff, scuff, nuque, scrag. See connection. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. the back of the neck, cervix, cervical area, scruff, scruff of the neck, poll, occiput; see also neck 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 47nape — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century the back of the neck …

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  • 48nape — 1. noun /neɪp/ The back part of the neck. 2. verb /neɪp/ To bombard with napalm …

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  • 49nape — [[t]neɪp, næp[/t]] n. the back of the neck • Etymology: 1300–50; ME …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50nape — /neɪp / (say nayp) noun the back of the neck. {Middle English} …