necklace
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necklace
- /ˈnɛkləs/ US
- /ˈnɛklɪs/ UK
- /ˈnɛkləs/ UK
- /ˈnɛkləs/ Australia
- /ˈnɛklæɪs/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛkləs, (UK) -ɛklɪs, (Australia, South Asia) -ɛkleɪs
Where it comes from
From neck + lace.
noun necklaces
- An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
- Anything resembling a necklace in shape. a necklace of coral islands
- A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire. Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
verb necklaces · necklacing · necklaced
- To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck. Frustrated residents tied the hands of two suspected criminals, put tyres around their necks and then set them alight. In a manifestation of growing disillusionment with the criminal justice system, residents of Bramfischerville, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday abducted and necklaced two suspected
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: locket, string, collar, jewelry, shackle, clamp, chain, saltire, pendant, jewel, collier, neck, cardinal, lei, necklet, beads
Translations
Every language
noun jewelry
| Español | collar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목걸이 mokgeori |
| 日本語 | ネックレス nekkuresu, 首飾り kubikazari |
| 中文 | 項鏈 /项链 xiàngliàn |
| हिन्दी | हार hār, हँसली hãslī |
| Kiswahili | kidani |
| Português | colar |
| Français | collier |
| Deutsch | Halskette, Collier, Halsband |
| Italiano | collana, girocollo |
| Ελληνικά | κολιέ kolié, περιδέραιο peridéraio |
| Română | colan, colier, salbă |
| Русский | ожере́лье ožerélʹje, колье́ kolʹjé, мони́сто monísto |
| Tiếng Việt | chuỗi hạt |
| العربية | قِلَادَة qilāda |
| עברית | עֲנָק anák, שרשרת sharshéret |
noun figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape
| Русский | ожере́лье ožerélʹje |
|---|
noun method of execution
| Português | microondas |
|---|---|
| Français | supplice du pneu |
Talk about this word "necklace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/necklace. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. necklace. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/necklace "necklace." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/necklace.Cite this
@misc{necklace_2026,
title = {necklace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necklace},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
