Back
(n.) A large shallow vat |
Back
(n.) A ferryboat. See Bac, 1. |
Back
(n.) In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine |
Back
(n.) An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge. |
Back
(n.) The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part |
Back
(n.) The part opposed to the front |
Back
(n.) The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor |
Back
(n.) The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge |
Back
(n.) A support or resource in reserve. |
Back
(n.) The keel and keelson of a ship. |
Back
(n.) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage. |
Back
(n.) A garment for the back |
Back
(a.) Being at the back or in the rear |
Back
(a.) Being in arrear |
Back
(a.) Moving or operating backward |
Back
(v. i.) To get upon the back of |
Back
(v. i.) To place or seat upon the back. |
Back
(v. i.) To drive or force backward |
Back
(v. i.) To make a back for |
Back
(v. i.) To adjoin behind |
Back
(v. i.) To write upon the back of |
Back
(v. i.) To support |
Back
(v. i.) To bet on the success of |
Back
(v. i.) To move or go backward |
Back
(v. i.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun |
Back
(v. i.) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed |
Back
(adv.) In, to, or toward, the rear |
Back
(adv.) To the place from which one came |
Back
(adv.) To a former state, condition, or station |
Back
(adv.) (Of time) In times past |
Back
(adv.) Away from contact |
Back
(adv.) In concealment or reserve |
Back
(adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance. |
Back
(adv.) In return, repayment, or requital. |
Back
(adv.) In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking |
Back
(adv.) In arrear |
Back door
() A door in the back part of a building |
Back stairs
() Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the front stairs |
Diamond-back
(n.) The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris). |
Diving
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dive |
Dive
(v. i.) To plunge into water head foremost |
Dive
(v. i.) Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc. |
Dive
(v. t.) To plunge (a person or thing) into water |
Dive
(v. t.) To explore by diving |
Dive
(n.) A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively. |
Dive
(n.) A place of low resort. |
Diving
(a.) That dives or is used or diving. |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
back door
backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
dive
nose dive
nosedive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft |
| power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
| crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
| back circle | a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head |
| dive diving | a headlong plunge into water |
| cliff diving | diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff |
swan dive
swallow dive | a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water |
skin diving
skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
| scuba diving | skin diving with scuba apparatus |
snorkeling
snorkel diving | skin diving with a snorkel |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
crawl front crawl
Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
| back exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
| back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
front-porch campaigning
front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
| dive-bombing | a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target |
rollback
push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
| call-back | the recall of an employee after a layoff |
return paying back
getting even | a reciprocal group action, in return we gave them as good as we got |
| recession ceding back | the act of ceding back |
| diving duck | any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food |
| coastal diving bird | gull family, skimmer family, jaeger family, auk family |
| diving petrel | any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas, somewhat resemble auks |
c acid
back breaker
battery-acid
dose dot
Elvis
loony toons
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
pane superman
window pane
Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
| airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
alley
alleyway
back street | a narrow street with walls on both sides |
| back backrest | a support that you can lean against while sitting, the back of the dental chair was adjustable |
| back | the part of a garment that covers the back of your body, they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back |
| back brace | a brace worn to support the back |
back door
backdoor
back entrance | an entrance at the rear of a building |
backpack
back pack
knapsack
packsack
rucksack
haversack | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder |
| back porch | a porch for the back door |
| back room | a room located in the rear of an establishment, usually accessible only to privileged groups |
backsaw
back saw | a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge |
binding
book binding
cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
chanfron
chamfron
testiere
frontstall
front-stall | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
| dive bomber | a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target |
| diving bell | diving apparatus for underwater work, has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air |
| diving board | a springboard from which swimmers can dive |
diving suit
diving dress | a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air, worn by underwater divers |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |