Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crew neck

/ˈkɹuˌnɛk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: crew -neck
IPA: /ˈkɹuˌnɛk/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.

adj

Referring to a garment's collar whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level.

noun

A round neckline with a ribbed texture.

noun

A shirt, sweater, or similar garment with such a neckline.

Example Sentences

"The designer herself was wearing tailored caramel-coloured trousers with a toning crew neck knit, because “it’s work, and I have too much to do to get dressed up”."
"For a writer celebrated for his control of his characters’ inner lives, for a husband and father notoriously prickly about his expression of the suburban proprieties — the crewneck Shetland sweater and khakis, the plummy faux-Brahmin accent, the adoring Labrador at his feet, the woodpile neatly stacked and grass hand-scythed — here was scandal in full spate, sludge flooding over his family and friends."

Inflected Forms

crewneck (alternative) crew necks (plural)

Phrases

crew sock

Frequently Paired Words

crew sock turtleneck V-neck boat neckline bateau neckline heart neckline plunging neckline scoop neckline

Synonyms

crewnecked high crew crew neckline

Questions

How do you pronounce crew neck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹuˌnɛk/.
What does crew neck mean?: Referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck.

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