Neck (disambiguation)
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Neck
Neck
The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective signifying "of the neck" is cervical .-Boner anatomy: The cervical spine:The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven boney...

is the body part between the head and torso of many animals.

Neck may also refer to:
  • Neck (music)
    Neck (music)
    The neck is the part of certain string instruments that projects from the main body and is the base of the fingerboard, where the fingers are placed to stop the strings at different pitches. Guitars, lutes, the violin family, and the mandolin family are examples of instruments which have necks.The...

    , the projecting part of a string instrument
  • "Neck" (short story)
    Neck (short story)
    "Neck" is a short story by Roald Dahl. It first appeared in the 1953 collection Someone Like You.-Plot summary:Upon inheriting his father's newspaper and magazine empire, Sir Basil Turton suddenly finds himself the most sought-after bachelor in London society. Much to everyone's surprise, he...

    , by Roald Dahl
  • Neck (Chinese constellation)
    Neck (Chinese constellation)
    The Neck mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.In Chinese Cosmology, the Kang Constellation is associated with the Kidney Organ...

  • Neck (Band)
    Neck (Band)
    Neck is a six-piece Celtic punk band from the North London neighbourhood of 'County Holloway' . Led by Leeson O'Keeffe, a former member of Shane MacGowan and the Popes, the band blends traditional Irish music with punk rock...

    , a British Celtic punk band
  • Neck (water spirit), a water spirit in North European folklore
  • Neck, North Holland, Netherlands
  • Neck City, Missouri
    Neck City, Missouri
    Neck City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 186 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Neck City is located at ....

    , United States
  • Slang for hanging
    Hanging
    Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...

     (as a verb)

See also

  • The Neck (disambiguation)
  • Necking (disambiguation)
  • The Necks
    The Necks
    The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass...

    , an Australian jazz trio
  • Isthmus
    Isthmus
    An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...

  • Volcanic plug
    Volcanic plug
    A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic landform created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When forming, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of pressure if volatile-charged magma is trapped beneath it, and this can sometimes lead to an...

    or neck, a volcanic landform
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