Definition of back

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Back (v. i.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.

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Radiant :: Radiant (n.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate..
Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
Regrant :: Regrant (n.) The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation..
Scrode :: Scrode (n.) A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed..
Return :: Return (n.) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court..
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament..
Abhor :: Abhor (v. i.) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses..
Spineback :: Spine (n.) Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
Averse :: Averse (a.) Turned away or backward.
Finback :: Finback (n.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus..
Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
Reproach :: Reproach (v. t.) To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace..
Back :: Back (adv.) In return, repayment, or requital..
Backbiter :: Backbiter (n.) One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.
Recarriage :: Recarriage (n.) Act of carrying back.
Waterfall :: Waterfall (n.) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
Backlash :: Backlash (n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion..
Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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