Plural of neck
regular plural
The plural of neck is necks.
Forms of neck
| Singular | neck /ˈnɛk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | necks |
| Countable | countable |
Necks in a sentence
- Giraffes have long necks.
- Paying the mortgage every month is a millstone round their necks.From the entry millstone
- Office workers and teenagers are common tech necks in today's screen-heavy world.From the entry tech neck
- The entire flock was standing with upcraned necks, trying to see the vixen.2025, Daniel P. Mannix, The Fox and the Hound. From the entry upcraned
- Why they didn’t both break their necks or get hamburgered by cloven hooves was a mystery.2020, Lynn Stansbury, Crossing the Divide, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse. From the entry hamburger
Meaning of neck
- noun The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- noun The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
- noun The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
Questions about the plural of neck
- What is the plural of neck?
- The plural of neck is necks.
- Is neck countable?
- Neck is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neck (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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