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wryneck

/ˈɹaɪnɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
wry-neck
IPA
/ˈɹaɪnɛk/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.

noun

A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles.

Dated

Etymology

From wry + neck.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹaɪnɛk/
  • British English: /ˈɹaɪnɛk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wrynecks (plural)

Derived Forms

wrynecked

Synonyms

torticollis mackerel bird

Questions

How do you pronounce wryneck?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪnɛk/.
What does wryneck mean?
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.
Where does wryneck come from?
From wry + neck.

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