Nape

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The back of the neck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bombard with napalm.
  • n. A tablecloth.
  • n. The back part of the neck.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The back part of the neck.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The back upper part of the neck, technically called nucha: generally in the phrase nape of the neck.
  • n. The thin part of a fish's belly next to the head. A beheaded fish, split along the belly, shows a pair of napes.
  • To cut through the nape of the neck.
  • n. A table-cloth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the back side of the neck
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    back end    rear    backside   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    poll    scruff    scuff    nucha    of    nuchal    neck    qualifier    l    en   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scalp    cheekbone