Scruff
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noun.
The back of the neck; the nape.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
shruff
.
noun.
The nape of the neck; the nape; technically, the nucha or cervix.
In
golf
, to raze the grass slightly in striking.
noun.
Same as
scurf
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Scurf.
noun.
The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Someone with an
untidy
appearance
noun.
crust
noun.
The loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
noun.
The back of the neck,
nape
; also scruff of the neck.
verb.
To lift or carry by the scruff.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the back side of the neck
Word Usage
"Â At times her shading makes it look like Mercer has a bit of chin scruff in one panel, and then looks clean shaven in the other."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
back end
backside
rear
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
hoile
immobilization
lymphadenopathy
pessary
riptide
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
a
horse
nap
of
qualifier