Home › Words › C › crookneckcrookneckcrookneck · noun — any of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom crook + neck.nounAny of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crooknecked 81% match — Having a crooked neck. vs crookneck →straightneck 81% match — A usually yellow variety of squash (vegetable). vs crookneck →courgette 67% match — A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash. vs crookneck →cocozelle 63% match — A variety of squash with dark green skin mottled by lighter green or yellow. vs crookneck →crook 61% match — A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. vs crookneck →cushaw 60% match — Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash. vs crookneck →cucurbit 58% match — Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds. vs crookneck →combalenga 58% match — Cucurbita pepo, various kinds of pumpkin or squash. vs crookneck →