(n.) The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
(n.) Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
(n.) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
(n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
(n.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
(n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
(n.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
(v. t.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
(v. t. & i.) To kiss and caress amorously.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study was undertaken to determine whether the survival of Hispanic patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck was different from that of Anglo-American patients.
(2) Three of the patients had had fractures of the femoral neck.
(3) An association of cyclophosphamide, fluorouracil and methotrexate already employed with success against solid tumours in other sites was used in the treatment of 62 patients with advanced tumours of the head and neck.
(4) Currently, photodynamic therapy is under FDA-approved clinical investigational trials in the treatment of tumors of the skin, bronchus, esophagus, bladder, head and neck, and of gynecologic and ocular tumors.
(5) A triphasic pattern was evident for the neck moments including a small phase which represented a seating of the headform on the nodding blocks of the uppermost ATD neck segment, and two larger phases of opposite polarity which represented the motion of the head relative to the trunk during the first 350 ms after impact.
(6) By means of computed tomography (CT) values related to bone density and mass were assessed in the femoral head, neck, trochanter, shaft, and condyles.
(7) A neck clipping of the aneurysm and an aneurysmectomy were performed on September 27.
(8) Thirteen patients had had a posterior dislocation with an associated fracture of the femoral head located either caudad or cephalad to the fovea centralis (Pipkin Type-I or Type-II injury), one had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and neck (Pipkin Type III), two had had a posterior dislocation with associated fractures of the femoral head and the acetabular rim (Pipkin Type IV), and three had had a fracture-dislocation that we could not categorize according to the Pipkin classification.
(9) We report a rare case of odontogenic abscess, detected while the patient was in the intensive care unit (ICU), which resulted in sepsis and the patient's death due to mediastinitis, skull osteomyelitis, and deep neck cellulitis.
(10) Water immersion (WI) to the neck induces prompt increases in central blood volume, central venous pressure, and atrial distension.
(11) This study reviewed 148 patients who had received radiation for head and neck cancer.
(12) In 17 patients with femoral neck fractures who were between 15 and 40 years old the incidence of aseptic necrosis in patients followed more than 2 years was 18.7 per cent.
(13) Patients with femoral neck fractures treated at a department of orthopedic surgery in a university hospital and one retrospective control sample from a department of general surgery in a county hospital.
(14) The patient had experienced repeated spontaneous fractures for 1.5 years such as serial rib fractures, fractures of the sternum and most recently fracture of the neck of the femur after a minimal trauma.
(15) We treated a 62-year-old man with intermittent polyarthritis whose neck pain was prominent.
(16) Nine of the patients had tumors which were diagnosed as follicular carcinoma, 4 of whom had recurrences in the neck region.
(17) Moreover, the majority of the 'out of phase' units showed an increased discharge during side-up animal tilt and side-down neck rotation.
(18) When the supraomohyoid neck dissection specimen showed no involvement, the overall incidence of treatment failure in the neck at 2-year follow-up was 5 percent.
(19) On day 7, washes were collected as on day 0, and a collar was attached to the neck to prevent contamination from saliva.
(20) This weakness and its role in persistent neck pain should be recognized.
Snuggle
Definition:
(v. t.) To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recently, Amnesty disgraced itself by snuggling up to pro-jihadists, while the RSPCA preferred to spend its money pursuing foxhunting rather than cruel factory farming.
(2) At these two wooden one-bedroom cottages on the shores of Loch Tay, you can listen to the gently lapping water as the sun goes down or snuggle up with a dram in front of the woodburning stove.
(3) A seven-year-old boy snuggles up to his mother as she finishes his bedtime story.
(4) A meaningful opposition Lucy Whitehouse, 25, London With the Tories snuggling up to the Democratic Unionists, we’re facing some serious potential lows for equality.
(5) That must be horrible – but that feeling can be short-term and the pros (snuggling up to your warm, chubby baby) surely outweigh that particular con?
(6) The 3,000 sq km frozen lake, way up in the Arctic Circle, is a long way from any light pollution, so conditions are ideal for snuggling up and watching the sky through the glass roof, or keeping warm outdoors in a mobile hot tub and sauna.
(7) 3) Examples of types of manifestations where the skin is involved in interactions--cuddling, snuggling, hugging and its relationship to clinging, kissing, tickling.
(8) We decided to bystep the happy vin chaud drinkers on the sun-filled terrace and snuggle up in the cosy interior.
(9) Then he snuggled up in my arms and fell into a contented sleep.
(10) But since the great recession that followed the financial crash of 2008, Labour believes there is little kudos to be won with voters by snuggling up to big bosses.
(11) "While it's unlikely that Google's going to hand over any user information, I still don't like how close – and how quickly – Google is snuggling up with perhaps the scariest of all government agencies," he blogged.
(12) Later that night he allegedly left another offensive post, writing: "What's the odds of Criado and Creasy snuggling and cuddling under a duvet checking their tweets and cackling like witches (rape me says Caroline)."
(13) Then, the other day, I was slain by a miniature board book called Snuggle Wuggle .
(14) What is also noticeable is the constant physical proximity when we are together: the snuggling, the wanting to have a point of contact when sitting – a shoulder, a knee – and the frequent glancing touches when we are cooking together; the fact that even when it's cold, he'll take one glove off in the street so that we can hold hands skin to skin.
(15) So we have the return of Bolly bezzies Edwina and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie ; Tina Fey and Margot Robbie bonding beneath the bombs in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot ; Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny cackling happily in Love & Friendship , Greta Gerwig snuggling with one-time love-rival Julianne Moore in Maggie’s Plan ; Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell swapping horror stories in Bad Moms , and Bell (again) enjoying a slow-burn buddy-up with Melissa McCarthy (again) in The Boss .
(16) There are some suggesting that David Cameron would be smart, on Leveson Day, to give the press a little time to try to agree a firm package of reforms – and then wait and see if editors and proprietors can snuggle up and agree.
(17) Last year Jackson regifted a " Snuggle Wrap " wearable fleece blanket which she describes as "completely hideous: She said: "It was electric blue polyester and crackled when you moved, with a pocket for the TV remote control.
(18) Snuggled down beneath the thickly wooded southern shores of Coniston Water, the isle hides itself from prying eyes beneath its own cloak of trees and thus is a wonderful place to become a child again and imagine yourself into a daring escapade.
(19) Many of us remember snuggling up on the carpet, watching our teacher’s animated face as they put on funny voices and brought a story to life.
(20) Oh, you can just imagine her and Barry O together, exuding droll wit as they snuggle up by the fire in the White House den, wondering how to deal with the latest insurgency from their pesky kids that they just love so goddamn much.