Backward :: Backward (a.) Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child..

Backward :: Backward (a.) Late or behindhand; as, a backward season..

Backward :: Backward (a.) Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state..

Backward :: Backward (a.) Already past or gone; bygone.

Backward :: Backward (n.) The state behind or past.

Backward :: Backward (v. i.) To keep back; to hinder.

Backwardation :: Backwardation (n.) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango..

Backwardly :: Backwardly (adv.) Reluctantly; slowly; aversely.

Backwardly :: Backwardly (adv.) Perversely; ill.

Backwardness :: Backwardness (n.) The state of being backward.

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) On the back, or with the back downward..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward, or in, past time or events; ago..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards..

Bearward :: Bearward (n.) A keeper of bears. See Bearherd.

Bedward :: Bedward (adv.) Towards bed.

Bedwarf :: Bedwarf (v. t.) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.

Bedwarfed :: Bedwarfed (imp. & p. p.) of Bedwar.

Bench Warrant :: Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant..

Beware :: Beware (v. i.) To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided.

Beware :: Beware (v. i.) To have a special regard; to heed.

Beware :: Beware (v. t.) To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.

Biddery Ware :: Biddery ware () A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened..

Blackburnian Warbler :: Blackburnian warbler () A beautiful warbler of the United States (Dendroica Blackburniae). The male is strongly marked with orange, yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an orange-yellow breast..

Bridge-ward :: Bridge-ward (n.) A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.

Bridge-ward :: Bridge-ward (n.) The principal ward of a key.

Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.

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