necklace
/ˈnɛkləs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
noun
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.
verb
To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.
Example Sentences
- "a necklace of coral islands"
- "Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia"
- "Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay."
- "Several of the alledged witches in Apel and GaNkaone were also subjected to a necklace execution"
- "In the fluidly unfolding events of a necklace murder, was there time and space to stop the killing?"
- "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 burglars."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɛkləs/
- British English: /ˈnɛklɪs/