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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).
Hog's-back
(n.) A hogback.
Railway
(n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
Railway
(n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property
Setting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Set
Setting
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, sets
Setting
(n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does
Setting
(n.) Something set in, or inserted.
Setting
(n.) That in which something, as a gem, is set
Water back
() See under 1st Back.

switchback; setting-back; backshunt (railway) Bedeutung

Underground Railroad
Underground Railway
secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
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
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
trend setting the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion
brood hen
broody
broody hen
setting hen
sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood
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
cable railway
funicular
funicular railway
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
car railcar
railway car
railroad car
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails
cog railway
rack railway
railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
elevated railway
elevated railroad
elevated
el
overhead railway
a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
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
line railway line
rail line
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
mise en scene
stage setting
setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
mount setting a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place, the diamond was in a plain gold mount
paperback book
paper-back book
paperback
softback book
softback
softover book
softover
a book with paper covers
place setting
setting
a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware
railroad track
railroad railway
a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track
railway
railroad
railroad line
railway line railway system
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
railway junction a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
railway station
railroad station
railroad terminal
train station
train depot
terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
rear
back
the side that goes last or is not normally seen, he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
scenic railway small railway in an amusement park
set-back
setoff
offset
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
sight setting the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions
water back water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove
yard railway yard
railyard
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
back tooth
posterior
a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
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
back channel an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government), they negotiated via a back channel
call-back a return call
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