a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck |
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife | a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form |
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body |
the solid part of the earth's surface | a cut of meat from the neck of an animal |
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land |
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface | |
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile | |