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SCRUFF

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The back side of the neck

Synonyms:

nape; nucha; scruff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("scruff" is a kind of...):

back end; backside; rear (the side of an object that is opposite its front)

Holonyms ("scruff" is a part of...):

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scruff

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