long-necked

Having elongated neck

Long-necked describes something with an elongated neck relative to its body or type: long-necked dinosaurs, a long-necked vase, long-necked birds like herons and swans.

The term applies to animals, bottles, musical instruments like banjos, and anything else where neck length is a distinguishing feature.

animals

giraffe

Tallest land animal

crane · ostrich · alpaca · llama · emu · egret · stork · ibis · pelican · brontosaurus

elegance

graceful

Elegant in movement

refined · svelte · lithe · lissome · sleek · willowy · dignified · sophisticated · ethereal · ballerina

vessels

flask

Portable liquid container

  • vaseOrnamental container for flowers
  • bottleContainer for liquids
  • decanterVessel for serving wine

carafe · amphora · ewer · flagon · gourd · cruet · demijohn · jug · pitcher · urn

reach

extending

Increasing in reach

arching · bending · peering · browsing · foraging · grazing · plucking · preening

instruments

lute

Pear-bodied fretted strings

  • banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
  • sitarIndian plucked lute
  • mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant

guitar · ukulele · bouzouki · shamisen · oud · balalaika · dobro · dulcimer · veena · kora

Categories
Opposites
neck length

long-neckedshort-necked

Brief neck length

neckless · bull-necked

body compactness

long-neckedcompact

Tightly packed together

stubby · squat · stocky · dumpy · chunky

Family

long, neck, length, necklace, lengthy, prolonged, lengthen, elongate, elongated

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G