crook-neck

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• crook|neck — «KRUK NEHK», noun. a kind of squash with a long, curved neck …   Useful english dictionary

• crook|necked — «KRUK NEHKT», adjective. having a hooked or curved neck …   Useful english dictionary

• crook — Synonyms and related words: Judas, L, Malacca cane, aberrancy, aberration, advocate, alpenstock, andiron, angle, angle off, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bad person, bandeau, baton, bear off,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• neck — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, advocate, alpenstock, and quarter, ankle, arm, articulation, astriction, astringency, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, bill and coo, bottleneck, boundary, bra, brace, bracer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• crookneck — crook•neck [[t]ˈkrʊkˌnɛk[/t]] n. pln any of several varieties of squash having a long curved neck • Etymology: 1750–60, amer …   From formal English to slang

• crookneck — crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cucurbita moschata — crookneck crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cucurbita pepo — crookneck crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• summer crookneck — crookneck crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• winter crookneck — crookneck crook neck , n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English