Definition of reverse

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Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

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Repousse :: Repousse (a.) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal..
Reeding :: Reeding (n.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting..
Reexchange :: Reexchange (v. t.) To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous exchange).
Undecreed :: Undecreed (a.) Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed..
Heterophemy :: Heterophemy (n.) The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness..
Oblanceolate :: Oblanceolate (a.) Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method..
Register :: Register (n.) The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet..
Reversing :: Reversing (a.) Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reversed :: Reversed (imp. & p. p.) of Revers.
Revert :: Revert (v. i.) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts..
Deploy :: Deploy (v. t. & i.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle..
Involution :: Involution (n.) The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution.
Reverse :: Reverse (v. i.) To return; to revert.
Reverseless :: Reverseless (a.) Irreversible.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Rose-cut :: Rose-cut (a.) Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other precious stones. See Rose diamond, under Rose. Cf. Brilliant, n..
Physa :: Physa (n.) A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond..
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