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neck of the woods

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woodsnoun

    a surrounding or nearby region

    "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

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  1. neck of the woodsnoun

    A local neighbourhood or region.

  2. neck of the woodsnoun

    A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.

Wikipedia

  1. Neck of the Woods

    Neck of the Woods is the third studio album by Los Angeles alternative rock band Silversun Pickups. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee (R.E.M., Bloc Party) and was released on May 8, 2012, through independent label Dangerbird Records. Lead single "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" was released via the band's official YouTube channel on March 25. On May 2, 2012 MTV Buzzworthy posted a full stream of the album online.

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  1. neck of the woods

    "Neck of the woods" is an idiomatic phrase. It refers to a specific neighborhood, area, or region, usually the one a person resides in or is familiar with. It conveys a sense of community or familiarity with the place.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neck of the woods in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neck of the woods in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of neck of the woods in a Sentence

  1. Chris Christie:

    We have 12 missing text messages that were sent to me by someone when we weren't under investigation and didn't even know what was going on. Mrs. Clinton deleted emails when she was under subpoena. In my neck of the woods, we call that obstruction of justice.


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