Nape

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  • noun. The back of the neck.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cut through the nape of the neck.
  • noun. A table-cloth.
  • noun. The back upper part of the neck, technically called nucha: generally in the phrase nape of the neck.
  • noun. The thin part of a fish's belly next to the head. A beheaded fish, split along the belly, shows a pair of napes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The back part of the neck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To bombard with napalm.
  • noun. A tablecloth.
  • noun. The back part of the neck.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the back side of the neck
  • Word Usage
    "The creature's pudgy hands rested on the sleek arch of his belly; his nape was a roll of sooty fat that seemed to thrust his bullet head forward."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    back end  backside  rear  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cheekbone  scalp  
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    a  en  horse  l  medicine