back is the dictionary form of Backs Definition of back
back has definitions from the fields of anatomy,sport,zoology,american football,finance,games |
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[ adverb ] in or to or toward a former location
Examples "she went back to her parents' house" |
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[ noun ] (zoology) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Synonyms Examples "his back was nicely tanned" |
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[ adverb ] in or to or toward an original condition
Examples "he went back to sleep" |
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[ adjective ] related to or located at the back
Examples "the back yard" "the back entrance" |
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[ adverb ] in or to or toward a past time
Synonyms Examples "set the clocks back an hour" "never look back" "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" |
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[ adverb ] in answer
Synonyms Examples "he wrote back three days later" "had little to say in reply to the questions" |
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[ noun ] the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Synonyms Examples "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
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[ verb ] travel backward
Examples "back into the driveway" "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
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[ noun ] the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Synonyms Examples : "he stood at the back of the stage" "it was hidden in the rear of the store" |
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[ verb ] cause to travel backward
Examples "back the car into the parking spot" |
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[ verb ] (finance) support financial backing for
Examples "back this enterprise" |
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[ adverb ] in repayment or retaliation
Examples "we paid back everything we had borrowed" "he hit me and I hit him back" "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher" |
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[ verb ] be in back of
Examples "My garage backs their yard" |
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[ noun ] (football) a person who plays in the backfield
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[ noun ] the front and back covering of a book
Synonyms Examples "the book had a leather binding" |
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[ adjective ] of an earlier date
Examples "back issues of the magazine" |
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[ verb ] establish as valid or genuine
Synonyms Examples "Can you substantiate your claims?" |
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[ verb ] strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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[ noun ] a support that you can lean against while sitting
Synonyms Examples "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" |
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[ verb ] shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3655
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms Examples "the fall broke his back" |
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[ noun ] the part of a garment that covers your back
Examples "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" |
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
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