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I had a dog for 20 years and her name was 'Penny,' so I have a penny necklace.
Kidada Jones

Meaning of "necklace" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECKLACE

necklace  [ˈnɛklɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECKLACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necklace is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb necklace in English.

WHAT DOES NECKLACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

necklace

Necklace

A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal jewellery chain. Others are woven or manufactured from cloth using string or twine. Common features of necklaces include colorful stones, wood, art glass, feathers, shells, beads or corals - a wide, wide variety of other adornments have also been used. If a necklace includes a primary hanging feature, it is called a pendant; if the pendant is itself a small container, that is called a locket.

Definition of necklace in the English dictionary

The first definition of necklace in the dictionary is a chain, band, or cord, often bearing beads, pearls, jewels, etc, worn around the neck as an ornament, esp by women. Other definition of necklace is a tyre soaked in petrol, placed round a person's neck, and set on fire in order to burn the person to death. Necklace is also to kill by placing a burning tyre round his or her neck.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NECKLACE

PRESENT

Present
I necklace
you necklace
he/she/it necklaces
we necklace
you necklace
they necklace
Present continuous
I am necklacing
you are necklacing
he/she/it is necklacing
we are necklacing
you are necklacing
they are necklacing
Present perfect
I have necklaced
you have necklaced
he/she/it has necklaced
we have necklaced
you have necklaced
they have necklaced
Present perfect continuous
I have been necklacing
you have been necklacing
he/she/it has been necklacing
we have been necklacing
you have been necklacing
they have been necklacing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I necklaced
you necklaced
he/she/it necklaced
we necklaced
you necklaced
they necklaced
Past continuous
I was necklacing
you were necklacing
he/she/it was necklacing
we were necklacing
you were necklacing
they were necklacing
Past perfect
I had necklaced
you had necklaced
he/she/it had necklaced
we had necklaced
you had necklaced
they had necklaced
Past perfect continuous
I had been necklacing
you had been necklacing
he/she/it had been necklacing
we had been necklacing
you had been necklacing
they had been necklacing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will necklace
you will necklace
he/she/it will necklace
we will necklace
you will necklace
they will necklace
Future continuous
I will be necklacing
you will be necklacing
he/she/it will be necklacing
we will be necklacing
you will be necklacing
they will be necklacing
Future perfect
I will have necklaced
you will have necklaced
he/she/it will have necklaced
we will have necklaced
you will have necklaced
they will have necklaced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been necklacing
you will have been necklacing
he/she/it will have been necklacing
we will have been necklacing
you will have been necklacing
they will have been necklacing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would necklace
you would necklace
he/she/it would necklace
we would necklace
you would necklace
they would necklace
Conditional continuous
I would be necklacing
you would be necklacing
he/she/it would be necklacing
we would be necklacing
you would be necklacing
they would be necklacing
Conditional perfect
I would have necklace
you would have necklace
he/she/it would have necklace
we would have necklace
you would have necklace
they would have necklace
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been necklacing
you would have been necklacing
he/she/it would have been necklacing
we would have been necklacing
you would have been necklacing
they would have been necklacing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you necklace
we let´s necklace
you necklace
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to necklace
Past participle
necklaced
Present Participle
necklacing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECKLACE


backless
ˈbæklɪs
bookless
ˈbʊklɪs
brakeless
ˈbreɪklɪs
checkless
ˈtʃɛklɪs
diskless
ˈdɪsklɪs
feckless
ˈfɛklɪs
hookless
ˈhʊklɪs
luckless
ˈlʌklɪs
makeless
ˈmeɪklɪs
reckless
ˈrɛklɪs
smokeless
ˈsməʊklɪs
sparkless
ˈspɑːklɪs
speckless
ˈspɛklɪs
stockless
ˈstɒklɪs
tackless
ˈtæklɪs
tankless
ˈtæŋklɪs
thankless
ˈθæŋklɪs
trackless
ˈtræklɪs
wickless
ˈwɪklɪs
workless
ˈwɜːklɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECKLACE

neckatee
neckband
neckbeef
neckcloth
Necker
Necker cube
neckerchief
neckgear
necking
necklace bomb
necklace killing
necklacing
neckless
necklet
necklike
neckline
neckpiece
neckshot
necktie

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECKLACE

all over the place
another place
between a rock and a hard place
birthplace
enlace
fireplace
glace
lace
marketplace
mise en place
no place
palace
pearl necklace
place
pride of place
replace
take place
ticklace
Wallace
workplace

Synonyms and antonyms of necklace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NECKLACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «necklace» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of necklace

Translation of «necklace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECKLACE

Find out the translation of necklace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of necklace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «necklace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

项链
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

collar
570 millions of speakers

English

necklace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِلَادَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ожерелье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেকলেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halskette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネックレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

목걸이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dây chuyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெக்லஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेकलेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naszyjnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

намисто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιδέραιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halssnoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halsband
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halskjede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necklace

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECKLACE»

The term «necklace» is very widely used and occupies the 7.437 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of necklace
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECKLACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «necklace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «necklace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about necklace

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10 QUOTES WITH «NECKLACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word necklace.
1
Lake Bell
I have this necklace I always wear. I collect pendants from people I love; my best friends and members of my family have all given me one, and I put them on this chain so no matter where I am they're always with me.
2
Tracy Chevalier
As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.
3
Monica Crowley
Obama doesn't run around wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque nameplate necklace that says 'Socialist.' But his policies, actions, words, background and associations speak louder than any ID necklace ever could.
4
Christian Dior
Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.
5
Ines de La Fressange
It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on all their rings and all their bracelets.
6
Gracie Gold
I always wear my evil eye necklace to ward off bad karma. I always wear one to protect me.
7
Chris Hadfield
When you're on one of the Caribbean islands, sometimes it's hard to picture how they fit in with the rest, but when you see them all joined together like a necklace from space, you see the natural geographic connectedness of them all.
8
Mitch Hedberg
I wear a necklace, cause I wanna know when I'm upside down.
9
Doug Jones
That's what I love about geeks, that they can call themselves a geek and be proud of it. I love that. I even have a necklace with the word 'geek' spelled out in rhinestones, and I'm very proud, myself.
10
Kidada Jones
I had a dog for 20 years and her name was 'Penny,' so I have a penny necklace.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECKLACE»

Discover the use of necklace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necklace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Red Necklace
The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a secret society, who has half the aristocracy in thrall to him, ...
Sally Gardner, 2010
2
The Necklace
Perform this script about a beautiful young woman who gets to escape her middle-class life for one night among the rich and famous.
Joanna Korba, Guy de Maupassant, 2007
3
The Necklace and Other Short Stories
Nine memorable classics, characterized by ironic twists of plot, include "Ball of Fat," regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written, "The Necklace," "A Piece of String," "Mme.
Guy de Maupassant, 2012
4
Powder Necklace: A Novel
To protect her daughter from the fast life and bad influences of London, her mother sent her to school in rural Ghana.
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, 2010
5
Necklace of Raindrops: and Other Stories
Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading.
Joan Aiken, 2009
6
The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment That ...
Original, resonant, and beautifully told, this book is an inspiring story about a necklace that became greater than the sum of its links, and about thirteen ordinary women who understood the power of possibility, who touched the lives of a ...
Cheryl Jarvis, 2008
7
The Jade Necklace
Illustrated by Grace Lin The story begins at the turn of the 19th century in South China, where Yenyee and her family live.
Paul Yee, 2002
8
The Devil's Necklace (The Necklace Trilogy - Book 2)
To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain was nothing but a pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for his brutal years in prison.
Kat Martin, 2011
9
The Bride's Necklace (The Necklace Trilogy - Book 1)
Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to ...
Kat Martin, 2011
10
A Study in Eighteenth-century Advertising Methods: The ...
This work should be of interest to students of advertising.
Francis Cecil Doherty, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECKLACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necklace is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michael Stasis delves into the unknown with 'The Necklace'
Michael Stasis remains an unknown quantity, despite penning hundreds of songs and despite being hailed in niche circles as an unpredictable ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Moped-riding robber rips necklace from woman's neck in Southall
A manhunt is under way after a woman had a gold necklace ripped from around her neck by a robber on a moped in Southall. Police in Ealing ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
3
Turkish necklace: FIA man gets show-cause notice on plea against …
It accused the former premier and his wife of embezzling the necklace donated by the Turkish First Lady to flood victims in Mehmood Kot in ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
4
Necklace Road Hotel Becoming Super Famous
There is one hotel right now in popular Necklace Road, which is getting heavy attention for the kind of happenings inside. Recently a young ... «Gulte, Jul 15»
5
Necklace snatched in Monmouth
Necklace snatched in Monmouth. Wednesday, 22 ... While she was distracted he grabbed her necklace from around her neck. He ran off but it ... «Monmouthshire Beacon, Jul 15»
6
Diamond necklace demand by Lokayukta son from JD(S) MLC: Horatti
BENGALURU: A Rs 25 lakh diamond necklace allegedly demanded by Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao's son Ashwin, as a bribe ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Startup offers 'cooling necklace' to combat hot summer days
Looking for a way to cool down on hot summer days in Boston? One Somerville startup has a cool solution disguised as a necklace. «Boston Business Journal, Jul 15»
8
Fashion ID: Kendall Jenner's Bikini-Ready Summer Necklace
The 19-year-old took to Instagram to show off her sexy body in an orange bikini, but we're more interested in her adorable, summery necklace ... «Celebuzz, Jul 15»
9
Ruby necklace taken from Roydon home
A ruby necklace was part of a haul stolen during a raid on a Roydon ... Thieves searched the property and stole a 20ct gold ruby necklace and ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
10
Lesbian Connection: Bipasha Basu receives diamond necklace from …
For Valentine's Day, one lesbian had bought me a diamond necklace. She was in love with me. I freaked out.” (ALSO SEE: Bipasha Basu ... «India.com, Jul 15»

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