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). |
Gutter (n.) A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain |
Gutter (n.) A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off surface water. |
Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove |
Gutter (v. t.) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows |
Gutter (v. t.) To supply with a gutter or gutters. |
Gutter (v. i.) To become channeled, as a candle when the flame flares in the wind. |
Hog's-back (n.) A hogback. |
Mahl-stick (n.) See Maul-stick. |
Margin (n.) A border |
Margin (n.) Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. |
Margin (n.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. |
back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
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 |
back exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles |
back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
rollback push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
stick | threat of a penalty, the policy so far is all stick and no carrot |
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 |
walking stick walkingstick stick insect | any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
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 |
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 |
B-flat clarinet licorice stick | the ordinary clarinet with a middle range |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
boomerang throwing stick throw stick | a curved piece of wood, when properly thrown will return to thrower |
cue cue stick pool cue pool stick | sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards |
gutter trough | a channel along the eaves or on the roof, collects and carries away rainwater |
gutter | a tool for gutting fish |
hockey stick | sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck |
joint marijuana cigarette reefer stick spliff | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
ladder-back | the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats |
ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
measuring stick measure measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
paperback book paper-back book paperback softback book softback softover book softover | a book with paper covers |
pogo stick | plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring, propelled by jumping |
polo mallet polo stick | a mallet used to strike the ball in polo |
rain stick | a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends, makes the sound of falling rain when tilted, origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain |
rear back | the side that goes last or is not normally seen, he wrote the date on the back of the photograph |
set-back setoff offset | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly |
shooting stick | device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat |
singlestick fencing stick backsword | a stick used instead of a sword for fencing |
size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood, he collected dry sticks for a campfire, the kid had a candied apple on a stick |
stick | a long thin implement resembling a length of wood, cinnamon sticks, a stick of dynamite |
stick control stick joystick | a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane |
stick | a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball |
stick figure | drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines |
stick horse | a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick |
swagger stick | a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers |
swizzle stick | a small stick used to stir mixed drinks |
sword cane sword stick | a cane concealing a sword or dagger |