Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for nape

nape

noun as in neck

Strongest match

Discover More

Example Sentences

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

Her long light brown hair, streaked with gray, was pulled back into a tight ponytail at the nape of her neck.

The hair at the nape of the neck, which is typically shorter, kinkier and considered more difficult to style.

Going forward, restorers plan to make fresh casts out of resin to replace the plaster patches that covered missing pieces, including on part of the nape of the neck and the pubis.

Seven stiffened, prepared for its claws to sink into her, or its teeth to grab the nape of her neck like she was a puppy.

Advertisement

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement