boyunluk

Phonetic: "/nɛk/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.

Example: Giraffes have long necks.

Definition: The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.

Definition: The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.

Definition: The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.

Definition: The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.

Definition: The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted

Definition: A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.

Definition: A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.

Example: a neck forming the journal of a shaft

Definition: The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.

Definition: The gorgerin of a capital.

Definition: The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.

Definition: A person's life.

Example: to risk one's neck; to save someone's neck

Definition: A falsehood; a lie.

Definition: Shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology and folklore

Phonetic: "/nɛk/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate

Example: Go neck yourself.

Definition: To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.

Example: Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.

Definition: To drink rapidly.

Definition: To decrease in diameter.

Phonetic: "/ɹɛst/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

Example: I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.

Definition: Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

Example: We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.

Definition: Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

Example: It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.

Definition: (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

Example: Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.

Definition: A final position after death.

Example: She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.

Definition: A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

Example: Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.

Definition: A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

Definition: Absence of motion.

Example: The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.

Definition: A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.

Example: Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.

Definition: Any object designed to be used to support something else.

Example: He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.

Definition: A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

Definition: A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

Definition: A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

Definition: The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.

Definition: A set or game at tennis.