SCRUFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The back side of the neck

Synonyms:

nape; nucha; scruff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("scruff" is a kind of...):

back end; backside; rear (the side of an object that is opposite its front)

Holonyms ("scruff" is a part of...):

cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scruff