Necker
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| —n | |
| 1. | the part of an organism connecting the head with the rest of the bodyRelated: cervical, jugular |
| 2. | the part of a garment around or nearest the neck |
| 3. | something resembling a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle |
| 4. | anatomy a constricted portion of an organ or part, such as the cervix of the uterus |
| 5. | a narrow or elongated projecting strip of land; a peninsula or isthmus |
| 6. | a strait or channel |
| 7. | the part of a violin, cello, etc, that extends from the body to the tuning pegs and supports the fingerboard |
| 8. | a solid block of lava from the opening of an extinct volcano, exposed after erosion of the surrounding rock |
| 9. | botany the upper, usually tubular, part of the archegonium of mosses, ferns, etc |
| 10. | the length of a horse's head and neck taken as an approximate distance by which one horse beats another in a race: to win by a neck |
| 11. | informal a short distance, amount, or margin: he is always a neck ahead in new techniques |
| 12. | informal impudence; audacity: he had the neck to ask for a rise |
| 13. | architect the narrow band at the top of the shaft of a column between the necking and the capital, esp as used in the Tuscan order |
| 14. | another name for beard, on printer's type |
| 15. | informal break one's neck to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something |
| 16. | slang (Irish), (Scot) by the neck (of a bottle of beer) served unpoured: give me two bottles of stout by the neck |
| 17. | informal get it in the neck to be reprimanded or punished severely |
| 18. | neck and neck absolutely level or even in a race or competition |
| 19. | informal neck of the woods an area or locality: a quiet neck of the woods |
| 20. | risk one's neck to take a great risk |
| 21. | informal |
| a. save one's neck to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation | |
| b. save someone's neck to help someone else escape from such a situation | |
| 22. | informal stick one's neck out to risk criticism, ridicule, failure, etc, by speaking one's mind |
| 23. | up to one's neck in deeply involved in: he's up to his neck in dodgy dealings |
| —vb | |
| 24. | informal (intr) to kiss, embrace, or fondle someone or one another passionately |
| 25. | informal (Brit) (tr) to swallow (something, esp a drink): he's been necking pints all night |
| Related: cervical, jugular | |
| [Old English hnecca; related to Old High German hnack, Old Irish cnocc hill] | |
| 'necker | |
| —n | |
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Necker
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| Necker (ˈnɛkə, French nɛkɛr) | |
| —n | |
| Jacques (ʒak). 1732--1804, French financier and statesman, born in Switzerland; finance minister of France (1777--81; 1788--90). He attempted to reform the fiscal system and in 1789 he recommended summoning the States General. His subsequent dismissal was one of the causes of the storming of the Bastille (1789) | |
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