nape

noun/neɪp/

Frequency rank: #18,064 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The back part of the neck.

Illustration for the English word “nape”

Example sentence

She felt a chill run down the nape of her neck as she entered the dark room.

Synonyms & related words

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