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Meaning of "turtleneck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURTLENECK

turtleneck  [ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURTLENECK

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conjunction
determiner
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Turtleneck is 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.

WHAT DOES TURTLENECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

turtleneck

Polo neck

A polo neck, roll-neck or turtleneck or skivvy is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck. It can also refer to type of neckline, the style of collar itself, or be used as an adjective. A simpler variant of the standard polo neck is the mock polo neck, that resembles the polo neck with the soft fold at its top and the way it stands up around the neck, but both ends of the tube forming the collar are sewn to the neckline. This is mainly used to achieve the appearance of a polo neck where the fabric would fray, roll, or otherwise behave badly unless sewn. The mock polo neck clings to the neck smoothly, is easy to manufacture, and works well with a zip closure.

Definition of turtleneck in the English dictionary

The definition of turtleneck in the dictionary is a round high close-fitting neck on a sweater or the sweater itself.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURTLENECK


bottleneck
ˈbɒtəlˌnɛk
breakneck
ˈbreɪkˌnɛk
crew-neck
ˈkruːˌnɛk
crookneck
ˈkrʊkˌnɛk
gooseneck
ˈɡuːsˌnɛk
leatherneck
ˈlɛðəˌnɛk
littleneck
ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk
longneck
ˈlɒŋˌnɛk
polo-neck
ˈpəʊləʊˌnɛk
redneck
ˈrɛdˌnɛk
ringneck
ˈrɪŋˌnɛk
rollneck
ˈrəʊlˌnɛk
roughneck
ˈrʌfˌnɛk
rubberneck
ˈrʌbəˌnɛk
V-neck
ˈviːˌnɛk
wryneck
ˈraɪˌnɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURTLENECK

turpentiny
turpeth
Turpin
turpitude
turps
turquoise
turret
turret gun
turret lathe
turreted
turrical
turriculate
turriculated
turtle
turtle soup
turtleback
turtledove
turtlehead
turtler
turves

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURTLENECK

boat neck
brass neck
break one´s neck
breathe down someone´s neck
bull neck
bullneck
by the neck
crew neck
dorneck
fiddleneck
get it in the neck
halterneck
neck and neck
pain in the neck
polo neck
scoop neck
sneck
swan neck
text neck
V neck

Synonyms and antonyms of turtleneck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turtleneck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURTLENECK

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

Translator English - Chinese

高领毛衣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de cuello alto
570 millions of speakers

English

turtleneck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद गले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الياقة المدورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водолазка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gola alta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গলবদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

col roulé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turtleneck
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rollkragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タートルネック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터틀넥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turtleneck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao cổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turtleneck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Turtleneck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

balıkçı yaka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolcevita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

golfem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водолазка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guler
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζιβάγκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coltrui
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turtleneck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turtleneck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURTLENECK»

The term «turtleneck» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURTLENECK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turtleneck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turtleneck» 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 turtleneck

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9 QUOTES WITH «TURTLENECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word turtleneck.
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Adrienne Bailon
I honestly really, really love Topshop. I've bought a lot of booties from there. I think they have a great selection of really funky booties at Topshop. My splurge would be a pair of leather Christian Louboutin over-the-knee boots. They're sick! I would do a really stretchy skinny jean under a black turtleneck and call it a day!
2
Peter Coyote
When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers.
3
Johnny Depp
I remember in that red leisure suit I sort of felt like a Pizza Hut employee, and the white one was the ultimate, with the white turtleneck collar, that was the ultimate in bad taste.
4
Joe Flaherty
'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I drew on the widow's peak with eyebrow pencil and wore a turtleneck, not a tux.
5
Mitch Hedberg
Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.
6
Joshua Michael Stern
I think that we see Steve Jobs as the genius speaker in the mock black turtleneck with the round glasses, sort of beautifully delivering his new product, and I think that for people to understand that he started in a garage.
7
Dwyane Wade
A turtleneck is about sophistication.
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Shailene Woodley
I feel like a turtleneck dress that's long-sleeved and covers your entire body but is tight fitting is so much sexier than boobs spilling out, you know? So I guess I'm more into being classy sexy versus apparent sexy.
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Moon Unit Zappa
My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURTLENECK»

Discover the use of turtleneck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turtleneck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Growing Your Own Turtleneck...and Other Benefits of Aging
Whether Martha Bolton is contemplating whether or not there will be carbs in heaven or why she's growing her own turtle neck, she'll leave readers laughing out loud as they recognize the truth in her hilarious take on aging.
Martha Bolton, 2005
2
Thirty Years in a Turtleneck Sweater
Nick Warren was just like any other boy growing up, he liked playing out and being a little sod, and loved his younger brother and sister.
Nick Warren, 2005
3
The Turtleneck Society
automobile donations for tax deductions, one for a Jewish foundation, the other for a Red Plague foundation; both commercials hosted by the same white-haired man in the same twill coat and red turtleneck, with the same voice of stellar ...
Lancelot Larson, 2003
4
Retro Knits
Men's Turtleneck Sweater, published by Monarch, 1946 A big complaint from men is that the sweaters we make for them are too hot to wear indoors, either at the office or home, and many are so bulky they rarely fit comfortably when worn ...
Kari A. Cornell, 2008
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The Last Murder: The Investigation, Prosecution, and ...
defense team built their whole case on refuting this opinion. They believed (and rightly so) if Dr. Lipkovic's opinion were true, Kim's turtleneck would have been covered with blood. They further believed that the absence of a finding of blood on ...
George R. Dekle, 2011
6
Stagecraft Fundamentals: A Guide and Reference for ...
Gordon Page black pants, turtleneck, leather jacket black pants, plain black T- shirt, leather jacket khaki pants, polo shirt khaki pants, polo shirt khaki pants, polo shirt khaki pants, polo shirt khaki pants, polo shirt khaki, polo, blazer khaki pants,  ...
Rita Kogler Carver, 2009
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Literary Gestures: The Aesthetic in Asian American Writing
Open-ended. Performances: Postasian. Warriors. in. Turtleneck. Sweaters. Itisthisdilemmabetweenanabsenceofclosureandthepossibilityofadidac- tic counter-representation that may be at the heart of the shift from Maxine HongKingston's ...
Rocio G Davis, Sue-Im Lee, 2009
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Chocolate
Over the past two weeks of retelling the story in my mind I'd convinced myself that perhaps I could compete with Mr. Turtleneck! I'd made her laugh hadn't I? I could still smell her perfume and the scent of her hair as I closed my eyes waiting for ...
Robert Putnam, 2007
9
Door to Door
I tried black jeans, a black turtleneck under a white dress shirt, black boots and my black aviator jacket. I tore it off and threw it in the reject pile on the floor. Now it was six o'clock and it was starting to get dark. I was convinced that I had nothing ...
Tobi Tobin, 2007
10
Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI
I pulled my turtleneck up over my face and tugged on my wind-lined cap so there was just a small slit for me to see out of. I was wearing so many layers that I looked like one of those kids in the toilet paper commercials who stuff their clothes ...
Dana Kollmann, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURTLENECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turtleneck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turtleneck Layering Is A Fashion Week Fall 2015 Trend You Can …
There's nothing surprising about designing turtlenecks for the fall -- we've seen plenty of them being sent down the runway over the past few days at New York ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
2
This Is Why the Turtleneck Should Be Your Next Purchase
It's hard to even talk about the fall/winter 2015 collections at New York Fashion Week without mentioning turtlenecks. The high-neck knit has literally been on ... «InStyle, Feb 15»
3
Yes, You Actually Are a Turtleneck Person: Eight Turtlenecks for the …
A few of Hollywood's most classic ambassadors of the turtleneck, shown here among some standout pieces to try on for size. Source: (clockwise from top left) ... «Bloomberg, Dec 14»
4
Kate Middleton Takes on NYC in a Flattering Black Turtleneck Dress …
Kate Middleton wore a stylish black turtleneck dress with a gold necklace to the Creativity Is Great reception in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Credit: Tim ... «Us Magazine, Dec 14»
5
My Turtleneck Is Choking Me! And Other Winter Wardrobe Struggles
I have recently fallen in love with the turtleneck. It's a fairly new relationship, inspired by Nora Ephron. It elongates my neck, keeps me warm and has a simple ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
6
How To Wear A Turtleneck Without Looking Like Your Grandma
So you probably haven't worn a turtleneck since grade school, and there's a good chance that the classic style reminds you of an octogenarian. Well we're here ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
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Make a Sweater Statement Like a French Fashion Icon
In this photograph, taken in 2000 when Ms. de la Falaise was 52, she wears twinned Loulou for YSL gold cuffs with a ribbed turtleneck the color of fiery autumn ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
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3 Great Sleeveless Turtleneck Sweaters for Fall
This season, turtlenecks are everywhere: on the Marc by Marc Jacobs runway, on your cool friend — even on Rihanna. While you might already have your white ... «New York Magazine, Nov 14»
9
A Love Letter to the White Turtleneck
When you think of a white turtleneck, you might picture a man with a thick handlebar mustache, his turtleneck layered with gold chains. Or your mom, at ... «New York Magazine, Oct 14»
10
Kim Kardashian's Rick Owens Turtleneck Dress and Balenciaga …
The sartorial moment she posted also featured a fitted black turtleneck dress for $591 by Rick Owens, and black sunglasses by Celine. Though we're sure a ... «Us Magazine, Sep 14»

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