necklace

CEFRA2

/ˈnɛkləs/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Jewelry worn around the neck.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

Examples

  • The lady wore a necklace of pearls.

  • The necklace is cheap at a hundred dollars.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything resembling a necklace in shape.

  2. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.

More examples

In context

  • The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at current prices.

  • 2002 Buthelezi: A Biography by Ben Temkin Inkatha members have been hacked to death and necklaced, and their houses have been destroyed

  • a necklace of coral islands

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She wore a beautiful blank made of gold and diamonds around her neck.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From neck + lace.