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necklike

necklike

6.8
A shape with a narrow part that joins two larger parts, like a bottle or animal
  • adjective
translation icon : similar a un cuello
  • The vase had a necklike opening that narrowed before flaring outward again.

Examples

  • Several animals possess necklike structures that help them reach for food.

  • This plant features a necklike stem that supports its flowers.

  • Microscopists observed a necklike constriction between the two cells.

  • The vase had a necklike shape that made it elegant.

  • The vase had a necklike opening that narrowed before flaring outward again.

  • Several animals possess necklike structures that help them reach for food.

  • This plant features a necklike stem that supports its flowers.

Surface Forms

necklike positive

Morphology

necklike = neck (transparent) = neck + like

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like' added to the noun 'neck', meaning 'resembling a neck', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Necklike is simply neck plus the ending -like, where neck is the body part that joins the head and body and -like means 'similar to', as in childlike. So necklike means 'shaped like a neck' or a narrow connector, which is why we use it for thin parts that link two larger parts.