Definition of back

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of back is as below...

Back (n.) The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail..

Lern More About Back

Squib :: Squeteague (n.) An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (C. nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted weakfish, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon..
Escapade :: Escapade (n.) The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol..
Backward :: Backward (a.) Late or behindhand; as, a backward season..
Rebound :: Rebound (v. t.) To send back; to reverberate.
Anaclastic :: Anaclastic (a.) Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass..
Halfpace :: Halfpace (n.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Rock :: Rock (v. i.) To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as, to rock in a rocking-chair..
Resiliency :: Resiliency (n.) The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound..
Reversible :: Reversible (a.) Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence..
Behind :: Behind (adv.) At the back part; in the rear.
Heterodactylous :: Heterodactylous (a.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons..
Irish :: Irish (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.
Recussion :: Recussion (n.) The act of beating or striking back.
Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; -- commonly called simply the camera..
Sherryvallies :: Sherryvallies (n. pl.) Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback..
Horseback :: Horseback (n.) The back of a horse.
Backjoint :: Backjoint (n.) A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling.
Reecho :: Reecho (v. i.) To give echoes; to return back, or be reverberated, as an echo; to resound; to be resonant..
Relate :: Relate (v. t.) To bring back; to restore.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us