Definition of back

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Back (n.) The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village..

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Back :: Back (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.
Caudad :: Caudad (adv.) Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.
Equestrianism :: Equestrianism (n.) The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism..
Drawback :: Drawback (n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature..
Race :: Race (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc..
Quick :: Quick (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat..
Camel-backed :: Camel-backed (a.) Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.
Regret :: Regret (v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction..
Amphipoda :: Amphipoda (n. pl.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca..
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power..
Lazyback :: Lazyback (n.) A support for the back, attached to the seat of a carriage..
Retrospect :: Retrospect (v. i.) To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past..
Regression :: Regression (n.) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back..
Backboned :: Backboned (a.) Vertebrate.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast..
Chine :: Chine (v. t.) To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
Retroversion :: Retroversion (n.) A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus..
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