dessertspoon vs neck

dessertspoon

noun
  • More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon. 

  • A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful. 

  • An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert. 

neck

noun
  • A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it. 

  • The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts. 

  • The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg. 

  • A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano. 

  • The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle. 

  • The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening. 

  • A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. 

  • A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix. 

  • A falsehood; a lie. 

  • The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. 

  • The gorgerin of a capital. 

  • The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted 

  • The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth. 

  • A person's life. 

  • The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. 

verb
  • To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate. 

  • To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle. 

  • To decrease in diameter. 

  • To drink rapidly. 

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