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11stick one's neck out — informal risk incurring criticism or anger by acting or speaking boldly. → the sticks …
12neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of… …
13risk — I UK [rɪsk] / US noun Word forms risk : singular risk plural risks *** Get it right: risk: The noun risk is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern the/a risk of doing something: Wrong: Smokers themselves have a high risk to get cancer.… …
14neck — /nɛk / (say nek) noun 1. that part of the body of some animals which is between the head and the trunk and connects these parts. 2. a. a standard cut of meat, especially lamb, from this area, used mainly for chops, stews, etc. b. best neck, the… …
15neck — 1. n. Impudence. Also brass neck Shameless impudence. 2. v. Embrace amorously. 3. get it in the neck Be severely reprimanded. Suffer unpleasant blow. 4. break one s neck Hurry. 5. by a neck Narrowly. 6. talk through (the back of) one s neck …
16risk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. chance, venture, hazard, gamble, jeopardize; invest. See danger, rashness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Danger] Syn. hazard, peril, jeopardy; see danger . 2. [The basis of a chance] Syn. chance, gamble,… …
17risk — risk1 [ rısk ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the possibility that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen: Most major changes involve some risk. risk of: The risk of a major nuclear accident must be taken seriously. the risk of doing… …
18neck — {{11}}neck (n.) O.E. hnecca neck, nape, back of the neck (a fairly rare word) from P.Gmc. *khnekkon the nape of the neck (Cf. O.Fris. hnekka, M.Du. necke, Du. nek, O.N. hnakkr, O.H.G. hnach, Ger. Nacken neck ), with no certain cognates outside… …
19Risk factors for breast cancer — Risk factors of breast cancer may be divided into preventable and non preventable. Their study belongs in the field of epidemiology. Breast cancer, like other forms of cancer, is considered to result from multiple environmental and hereditary… …
20risk — [[t]rɪ̱sk[/t]] ♦♦ risks, risking, risked 1) N VAR: oft N of n, N that If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen. There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure... In all the confusion, there… …
