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nape

noun as in neck

Strongest match

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The game puts a group of competitors in a prison and outfits them with collars that digitally display card suit symbols – that change each hour – on the napes of their necks, where they can’t see.

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We see a close-up of the nape of a young man’s neck as he’s pulling off his T-shirt; he’s wearing a silver chain.

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Boys' hair could not cover the nape of their necks, while girls with long hair had to tie it up.

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Her long tresses are twisted in an easy crown, flowing from the crest of her forehead to the nape of her neck and signaling her noble status.

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While the two bats hang upside down, the male climbs on the female’s back and grasps the nape of her neck.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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