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- US Pronunciation
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- [kroo k-nek]
- /ˈkrʊkˌnɛk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kroo k-nek]
- /ˈkrʊkˌnɛk/
Definitions of crookneck word
- noun crookneck any of several varieties of squash with a curved neck 3
- noun crookneck any of several varieties of squash with a long, tapering, curved neck 3
- noun crookneck any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck. 1
- noun crookneck any plant bearing such fruit. 1
- noun crookneck A squash of a club-shaped variety with a curved neck and warty skin. 1
- noun crookneck Any of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck. 0
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Origin of crookneck
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1750-60; crook1 + neck
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Parts of speech for Crookneck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crookneck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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crookneck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with crookneck
- how to cook crookneck squash?
- how to freeze yellow crookneck squash?
- how to freeze crookneck squash?
- how to prepare yellow crookneck squash?
- when to harvest crookneck squash?
- what is crookneck squash?
- how do you cook crookneck squash?
- how to grow yellow crookneck squash?
- how to cook yellow crookneck squash?
- how to grow crookneck squash?
- how to plant crookneck squash?
- how to cook crookneck yellow squash?
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