Synonyms for nape
neɪp, næpnape

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1. nape, scruff, nuchanoun

   the back side of the neck

   Synonyms:
   nucha, scruff

Matched Categories

1. • Rear

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1. NAPE

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How to use nape in a sentence?

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   i want to hold her to me, take away her pain, fear, make her believe someone gives a shit. i want to stroke the nape of her soft downy neck, cover her eyes with my hand, feel her cheeks quiver beneath -- i want to know her, but like one wounded she won’t let them close. she’s afraid to live life at times she feels a feeling similar to one she had as a child but when it appears she pushes the plunger and it disappears.

2. Sean Davies:

   In obese people, it appears that the intestinal tract fails to make enough NAPE in response to a meal, so there is a weaker signal to the brain that enough food has been eaten.