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stiffneck

stiffneck

5.6
Neck pain that makes it hard to move the head
  • noun
  • /ˈstɪfˌnɛk/
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  • After a long flight, she developed a stiffneck and could barely turn her head.

Examples

  • I have a stiffneck after sleeping in a strange position.

  • Using a proper pillow can help prevent a stiffneck in the morning.

  • After a long flight, she developed a stiffneck and could barely turn her head.

  • He missed work because his stiffneck made it hard to drive.

  • He woke up with a stiffneck this morning.

  • Using a proper pillow can help prevent a stiffneck in the morning.

  • He missed work because his stiffneck made it hard to drive.

How Stiff

spasm
  • Specialized
58 3.9
stiffneck
5.6

Surface Forms

stiffneck singular
stiffnecks plural

Morphology

stiffneck = stiff + neck (transparent) = stiff + neck

Literal, direct combination of 'stiff' and 'neck' describing a neck that is rigid or painful to move; learners who know the components will understand this meaning.

Etymology

Stiffneck comes from two simple English words, stiff ('rigid') and neck ('the part that holds your head'). So a stiffneck is when your neck feels tight or sore and is hard to move.