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throat the part of the neck in front of the spinal column The first known use: before the 12th century |
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Word Structure |
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6 Letters, 1 Syllable |
throat |
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4 Phonemes |
T r O t |
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onset, rime |
thr oat |
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Morpheme |
throat |
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Sentence Examples My throat was dry so I took a sip of water. He held a knife to her throat. His shirt was open at the throat. He grabbed her by the throat. |
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Common Phrases ram (something) down (one's) throat To compel or physically force one to swallow an object. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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Deeper Dive Learn more about throat . |
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