Definition of "necklike" []

• Resembling a neck or some aspect of one. (adjective)

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• "During this stage, the involuntary contractions of the uterine muscles work to open the cervix, the necklike structure of the uterus that opens into the vagina."
• "White-hot, liquid cast iron from a blast furnace is run into the converter through its open necklike top O, the converter being tipped over to receive it; the air blast is then turned on and the converter rotated to a nearly vertical position."
• "It was while standing at this very spot and looking down on the peculiar necklike bend of the lake, that Stackpole gave it the name, Goose Neck"