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necked

necked

7 6.1
Having a part that joins the head and the body in a certain way
  • adjective
  • /nɛkt/
translation icon : con cuello
  • 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

  • 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.

  • We got a super, super, super long necked, very small seed cavity.

  • What are these long-necked Plesiosaurs called?

  • 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.

  • 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

necklike
vsnecked
6.8

A shape with a narrow part that joins two larger parts, like a bottle or animal

means having that actual narrow connector or a specific type of it

Antonyms

1 7.5

With no neck or looking like it has none

Compounds

black-necked cobra
  • South African
8.6

A large African snake with a black neck that can spit venom into eyes and cause blindness

A small water bird with a black neck and bright yellow ear tufts

A long-legged wading bird with black head and neck that lives in American marshes

black-necked stork
  • Australian
7.0

A large Australian stork with mostly white feathers and a black neck and head

red-necked grebe
  • Specialized
9.9

A large water bird with a dark red neck that lives in cold northern lakes

A large green parrot with a ring of colour around its neck

A common bird with bright feathers and a white ring on its neck

A small harmless snake with a yellow or orange ring around its neck

pencil-necked nerd
  • Offensive
9.9

A shy person who looks thin and likes books

How Long

necked
7 6.1
neckless
1 7.5

Surface Forms

necked positive

Morphology

necked = neck (transparent) = neck + ed

A straightforward adjectival formation from the noun 'neck' using -ed meaning 'having or characterized by a neck', which a B1 learner can derive from the base.

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.