ETYM Latin.
Neck; narrow mouth.
Abbreviation for cervix uteri, the neck of the womb; see uterus.
Necklike opening to the uterus; SYN. uterine cervix.

1. Backbone of an animal.
2. Cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone.
The intersection of the middle and sides of a boat
backbone; cut of meat adjoining backbone; saddle; ridge; small ravine.

A steep rugged rock or cliff.
In previously glaciated areas, a large lump of rock that a glacier has been unable to wear away. As the glacier passed up and over the crag, weaker rock on the far side was largely protected from erosion and formed a tapering ridge, or tail, of debris.
An example of a crag-and-tail feature is found in Edinburgh in Scotland; Edinburgh Castle was built on the crag (Castle Rock), which dominates the city beneath. + prikaži više

ETYM Perh. akin to knap a knop.
The back side of the neck; SYN. scruff.

ETYM Old Eng. necke, as. hnecca; akin to Dutch nek the nape of the neck, German nacken, Old High Germ. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Swed. nacke, Dan. nakke.
1. The part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; SYN. cervix.
Structure between the head and the trunk in animals. In the back of the neck are the upper seven vertebrae, and there are many powerful muscles that support and move the head. In front, the neck region contains the pharynx and trachea, and behind these the esophagus. The large arteries (carotid, temporal, maxillary) and veins (jugular) that supply the brain and head are also located in the neck. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. French darnelle, Swed. dar-repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Swed. dara to infatuate, OD. door foolish, German thor fool, and Ee. dizzy.
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous; SYN. tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum.
Tall, awned grass, a weed of corn-fields. + prikaži više