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Definition of Adam's apple in English: Adam's applenoun A projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men. (男子)喉结 Example sentencesExamples - He was standing beside someone's boyfriend, a tall youth with straw-colored hair and a big Adam's apple, this paunchy little old man who tucked his arm into mine and walked away with me.
- The ageing skin and the skin folds of the neck - especially below the Adam's apple - cannot be elevated by means of a facelift.
- The voice box grows in size and the vocal cords lengthen, causing the voice to deepen and the Adam's apple to become more obvious.
- To make sure you're not confusing the thyroid gland with your Adam's apple, repeat the test.
- The bulge in the neck known as the Adam's apple is the front of this cartilage.
- The androgens also promote the secondary sex characteristics of muscle growth, lowered voice range, the Adam's apple, and increased body hair.
- Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck, just below your Adam's apple.
- It turns out that, according to NASA, that when we talk to ourselves or mouth words, the brain sends a signal to the Adam's apple and other vocal muscles to begin enunciating the words.
- The intense pallor of his complexion, tightly cropped ginger hair, and prominent Adam's apple, only emphasised his lack of stature.
- I look down, and my stomach hits the back of my throat before deciding to settle around my Adam's apple.
- Her gaze traveled along the curve of his neck, over his Adam's apple to his jaw line, as he tilted his head back to drain the rest of the bottle.
- This action pushes on the Adam's apple and compresses the windpipe which prevents air from moving down to the lungs.
- The man placed a strong hand on the Adam's apple on his throat.
- It is assumed that the fruit was an apple and a piece of this fruit got stuck in Adam's throat, hence the name Adam's apple for the larynx.
- The victims have also described a scar on the side of the man's nose, near his eye and possibly a tattoo or mark on his neck near to his Adam's apple.
- I agree in general terms that the force applied to the neck was sufficient to leave bruises but not sufficient to damage his Adam's apple.
- He had receding grey hair and a large surgical scar, stretching from his Adam's apple to his right ear.
- His friend - of slight build with a prominent Adam's apple and also wearing a dark tracksuit - acted surprised.
- He still looked young with a tall thin posture, thin, short and straight black hair with a few dark grey hairs and a protruding Adam's apple.
- The thyroid gland is located under the Adam's apple in the front part of the neck.
OriginMid 18th century: so named from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit became lodged in Adam's throat. Definition of Adam's apple in US English: Adam's applenounˈadəmz ˌapəl A projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men. (男子)喉结 Example sentencesExamples - The victims have also described a scar on the side of the man's nose, near his eye and possibly a tattoo or mark on his neck near to his Adam's apple.
- He had receding grey hair and a large surgical scar, stretching from his Adam's apple to his right ear.
- The androgens also promote the secondary sex characteristics of muscle growth, lowered voice range, the Adam's apple, and increased body hair.
- The bulge in the neck known as the Adam's apple is the front of this cartilage.
- Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck, just below your Adam's apple.
- I look down, and my stomach hits the back of my throat before deciding to settle around my Adam's apple.
- The thyroid gland is located under the Adam's apple in the front part of the neck.
- The ageing skin and the skin folds of the neck - especially below the Adam's apple - cannot be elevated by means of a facelift.
- It turns out that, according to NASA, that when we talk to ourselves or mouth words, the brain sends a signal to the Adam's apple and other vocal muscles to begin enunciating the words.
- Her gaze traveled along the curve of his neck, over his Adam's apple to his jaw line, as he tilted his head back to drain the rest of the bottle.
- To make sure you're not confusing the thyroid gland with your Adam's apple, repeat the test.
- The man placed a strong hand on the Adam's apple on his throat.
- His friend - of slight build with a prominent Adam's apple and also wearing a dark tracksuit - acted surprised.
- The voice box grows in size and the vocal cords lengthen, causing the voice to deepen and the Adam's apple to become more obvious.
- He was standing beside someone's boyfriend, a tall youth with straw-colored hair and a big Adam's apple, this paunchy little old man who tucked his arm into mine and walked away with me.
- This action pushes on the Adam's apple and compresses the windpipe which prevents air from moving down to the lungs.
- I agree in general terms that the force applied to the neck was sufficient to leave bruises but not sufficient to damage his Adam's apple.
- He still looked young with a tall thin posture, thin, short and straight black hair with a few dark grey hairs and a protruding Adam's apple.
- The intense pallor of his complexion, tightly cropped ginger hair, and prominent Adam's apple, only emphasised his lack of stature.
- It is assumed that the fruit was an apple and a piece of this fruit got stuck in Adam's throat, hence the name Adam's apple for the larynx.
OriginMid 18th century: so named from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit became lodged in Adam's throat. |