Definition of backward

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Backward (a.) Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances..

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Backward :: Backward (a.) Already past or gone; bygone.
Regardant :: Regardant (v. t.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant..
Retroflexed :: Retroflexed (a.) Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
Restem :: Restem (v. t.) To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course..
Retromingent :: Retromingent (n.) An animal that discharges its urine backward.
Stern-wheel :: Sternway (n.) The movement of a ship backward, or with her stern foremost..
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Refracted :: Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf..
Retroversion :: Retroversion (n.) A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus..
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method..
Back :: Back (a.) Moving or operating backward; as, back action..
Oscillation :: Oscillation (n.) The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration..
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward..
Backwardly :: Backwardly (adv.) Perversely; ill.
Backward :: Backward (a.) Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.
Retroaction :: Retroaction (n.) Action returned, or action backward..
Beard :: Beard (n.) A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out..
Tennis :: Tennis (v. t.) To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis..
Postic :: Postic (a.) Backward.
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