neck and neck
121Neck, chronic stiff — Also called torticollis or spasmodic torticollis, this is the most common of the focal dystonias: a state of abnormal either excessive of inadequate muscle tone. In this disorder, the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head are… …
122neck and neck — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Nearly equivalent or even: close, nip and tuck, tight. See NEAR …
123neck — in. to cuddle and kiss. (Always in reference to lovers or boy girl relationships.) □ There are some teenagers in the back room, necking. □ Let’s go somewhere quiet and neck …
124neck·tie — /ˈnɛkˌtaı/ noun, pl ties [count] US : a long piece of cloth that is worn by men around the neck and under a collar and that is tied in front with a knot at the top called also tie compare ↑bolo tie, ↑bow tie, ↑cravat …
125And Be a Villain — infobox Book | name = And Be a Villain title orig = translator = image caption = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press… …
126neck sweetbread — Sweetbread Sweet bread (sw[=e]t br[e^]d ), n. 1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being called {neck sweetbread} or {throat sweetbread}, the latter {belly sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants, esp. of the calf, are highly… …
127neck canal — the one or more ducts in the neck of a placoid scale which radially join the pulp cavity with the exterior and which serve during formation of the scale to contain blood vessel loops …
128neck-gable — noun /ˈnekˌɡeɪ.bəl/ a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable …
