Nape synonyms

nāp, năp

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neck (related)
(Engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
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scruff of the neck
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cervix
The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
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the back of the neck
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cervical area
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scruff
Someone with an untidy appearance
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occiput
(Chiefly anatomy) The back part of the head or skull (contradistinct from sinciput).
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nucha
In insects, the back part of the thorax
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dorsum (related)
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upper-side (related)
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thorax (related)
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elytrum (related)
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poll
The casting and registering of votes in an election.
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Nape Sentence Examples

  • Her forehead rested in the nape of his neck, and she focused on the steady, slow rhythm of his heartbeat.

  • His dark hair was pulled back at the nape of his neck.

  • The typical forms belonging to this family are distinguished by the large dewlap or pouch situated beneath the head and neck, and by the crest, composed of slender elongated scales, which extends in gradually diminishing height from the nape of the neck to the extremity of the tail.

  • The muzzle is naked, the fur on the nape of the neck directed more or less completely forward, and the hind-limbs are less disproportionately elongated.

  • The typical genus Macropus, in which the muzzle is generally naked, the ears large, the fur on the nape of the neck usually directed backwards, the claw of the fourth hind-toe very large, and the tail stout and tapering, includes a large number of species.

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