gullet vs neck

gullet

noun
  • The space between the teeth of a saw blade. 

  • A channel for water. 

  • A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. 

  • The throat or esophagus. 

  • The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. 

  • The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal. 

neck

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

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

  • 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 

  • 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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