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). |
File
(n.) An orderly succession |
File
(n.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another |
File
(n.) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference |
File
(n.) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order. |
File
(n.) A roll or list. |
File
(n.) Course of thought |
File
(v. t.) To set in order |
File
(v. t.) To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way |
File
(v. t.) To put upon the files or among the records of a court |
File
(v. i.) To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another |
File
(n.) A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc. |
leap
leaping
spring
saltation
bound
bounce | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
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 |
| spring break | a week or more of recess during the spring term at school |
| 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 |
leopard frog
spring frog Rana pipiens | common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots |
green frog
spring frog Rana clamitans | similar to bullfrog, found in or near marshes and ponds, of United States and Canada |
spring peeper
Hyla crucifer | a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring |
| spring chicken | a young chicken having tender meat |
| spring cankerworm | variably colored looper, larva of Paleacrita vernata |
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 |
| air cushion air spring | a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion |
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 |
| blunt file | a file with parallel edges |
| box spring | a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth |
coil spring
volute spring | a spring in the shape of a coil |
| dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server |
| file | a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces, used for smoothing wood or metal |
file file cabinet
filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
| file folder | folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet |
| file server | (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources |
| flat file | a file with two flat surfaces |
| 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 |
| leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together |
| non-dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation |
paperback book
paper-back book
paperback
softback book
softback
softover book
softover | a book with paper covers |
rasp
wood file | a coarse file with sharp pointed projections |
| rat-tail file | a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat |
rear
back | the side that goes last or is not normally seen, he wrote the date on the back of the photograph |
| round file | a file with a circular cross section, used to file the inside of holes |
set-back
setoff
offset | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly |
set gun
spring gun | a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off |
| spiral spring | a spring that is wound like a spiral |
| spring | a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed, the spring was broken |
spring balance
spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |