Definition of back

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Back (n.) The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw..

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Blueback :: Blueback (n.) A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine.
Splenization :: Splenius (n.) A flat muscle of the back of the neck.
Pickapack :: Pickapack (adv.) Pickaback.
Abhor :: Abhor (v. i.) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.
Sheepback :: Sheepback (n.) A rounded knoll of rock resembling the back of a sheep. -- produced by glacial action. Called also roche moutonnee; -- usually in the plural.
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..
Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc..
Unke :: Unke (n.) A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus). Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also feuerkrote.
Vireo :: Vireo (n.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet..
Funiculus :: Funiculus (n.) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema..
Return :: Return (v. i.) To go back in thought, narration, or argument..
Haddock :: Haddock (n.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie..
Saddleback :: Saddleback (n.) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
Chivalry :: Chivalry (n.) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord..
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Table :: Table (n.) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to play into the right-hand table..
Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The body louse.
Recurvate :: Recurvate (v. t.) To bend or curve back; to recurve.
Retrogradation :: Retrogradation (n.) The act of retrograding, or moving backward..
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying..
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