noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "My grandmother wore a beautiful pearl necklace to the family dinner. " appearance style item wear thing art culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything resembling a necklace in shape. Examples : "a necklace of coral islands" wear style item appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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 news report described the horrific crime, showing how the victim was killed with a necklace. " politics culture inhuman weapon war society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck. Examples : "The gang threatened to necklace the businessman if he didn't pay the protection money. " inhuman action war weapon history society tradition event curse guilt suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading