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Irreversible :: Irreversible (a.) Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine..

Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.

Reserve :: Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

Reciprocate :: Reciprocate (v. i.) To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.

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..

Regardant :: Regardant (v. t.) Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.

Since :: Since (adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago..

Ayenward :: Ayenward (adv.) Backward.

Wash :: Wash (n.) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc..

Fro :: Fro (adv.) From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To..

Lateward :: Lateward (a. & adv.) Somewhat late; backward.

Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..

Anisodactylous :: Anisodactylous (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds..

Backward :: Backward (a.) Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.

Back :: Back (v. i.) To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back..

Batter :: Batter (v. i.) To slope gently backward.

Retrogression :: Retrogression (n.) The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..

Seesaw :: Seesaw (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.

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