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). |
Foreskin
(n.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis |
Hog's-back
(n.) A hogback. |
Penis
(n.) The male member, or organ of generation. |
Prepuce
(n.) The foreskin. |
Pull
(v. t.) To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one |
Pull
(v. t.) To draw apart |
Pull
(v. t.) To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one |
Pull
(v. t.) To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one |
Pull
(v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning |
Pull
(v. t.) To take or make, as a proof or impression |
Pull
(v. t.) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8. |
pull
pulling | the act of pulling, applying force to move something toward or with you, the pull up the hill had him breathing harder, his strenuous pulling strained his back |
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 |
leg-pull
leg-pulling | as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true |
| pull | a sustained effort, it was a long pull but we made it |
pull-up
chin-up | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar |
| 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 |
puff
drag pull | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke), he took a puff on his pipe, he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly |
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 |
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 |
binding
book binding
cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
| 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 |
paperback book
paper-back book
paperback
softback book
softback
softover book
softover | a book with paper covers |
| pull | a device used for pulling something, he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer |
| pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
pull-in
pull-up | a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers |
pull-off
rest area
rest stop
layby
lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
| pull-through | cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight, is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it |
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 |
| water back | water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove |
pull
clout | special advantage or influence, the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull |
back tooth
posterior | a tooth situated at the back of the mouth |
artery of the penis bulb
arteria bulbi penis | a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis |
| glans penis | the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis |
| vena bulbi penis | vein of the head of the penis, tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum |
| vein of penis | a vein serving the penis |
| venae dorsales penis superficiales | superficial dorsal veins of the penis, paired tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side |
| venae dorsales penis profunda | deep dorsal vein of the penis, tributary of the prostatic plexus |
| vena profunda penis | deep vein of the penis, enters the prostatic plexus |
penis
phallus
member | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
prepuce
foreskin | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
| prepuce foreskin | a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris |
back
dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine, his back was nicely tanned |
spinal column
vertebral column
spine
backbone
back rachis | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord, the fall broke his back |
relation back
relation | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time, his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed |