necked
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6.1
- adjective
- /nɛkt/
- The waiting room was lit by a thin-necked lamp in the corner, leaning slightly as if about to snap.
- necked jar
- long-necked
- stiff-necked
Examples
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There was a long-necked carafe, full of black wine, in the center of the table, like an axis.
Fiction book (1998) -
Books portrayed them as oversize, dumpy creatures, but this long-necked animal had a gracefulness, almost a dignity, about its movements.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next I got this white high necked jumper top.
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We got a super, super, super long necked, very small seed cavity.
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What are these long-necked Plesiosaurs called?
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I've tried it with a couple of high-necked tops too, and it works pretty well!
Blog text (11) -
A skirt and matching jacket with a high-necked blouse underneath, I think.
Fiction book (1996) -
He looked splendid in an open necked shirt, velvet cloak, a white feather in his cap.
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His desperate eye fell on a monstrous long-necked mandolin hanging on her wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a beautiful high-necked blouse to the party.
Synonyms
1
6.8
A shape with a narrow part that joins two larger parts, like a bottle or animal
Antonyms
Compounds
1
8.8
A long-legged wading bird with black head and neck that lives in American marshes
- Specialized
1
9.9
A large water bird with a dark red neck that lives in cold northern lakes
- South African
A large African snake with a black neck that can spit venom into eyes and cause blindness
- Australian
A large Australian stork with mostly white feathers and a black neck and head
How Long
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6.1
1
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Necked comes from the word neck, the part that joins the head and body, and the ending -ed which means 'having'. So a long-necked giraffe is one 'having' a long neck, and a high-necked dress is one 'having' a high neck.