nape

Meaning

Noun

1. The back part of the neck.
2. The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.

Verb

To bombard with napalm.

Synonyms

neck

scruff

back of neck

back of the neck

back of the head

nape of the neck

nucha

occiput

nape of neck

withers

cervix

backbone

hind-head

bob

his

line

poll

rack

row

spine

stripe

throat

scrag end

Pronounced as (IPA)

/neɪp/

Etymology

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.