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 |
Blue
(superl.) Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker |
Blue
(superl.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame |
Blue
(superl.) Low in spirits |
Blue
(superl.) Suited to produce low spirits |
Blue
(superl.) Severe or over strict in morals |
Blue
(superl.) Literary |
Blue
(n.) One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism |
Blue
(n.) A pedantic woman |
Blue
(pl.) Low spirits |
Blue
(v. t.) To make blue |
Blue bonnet
(n.) Alt. of Blue-bonnet |
Blue-bonnet
(n.) A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap |
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 |
blue wall of silence
blue wall
wall of silence | the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers, the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up |
| 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 |
cyanobacteria
blue-green algae | predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll, occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats, important as phytoplankton |
bonito shark
blue pointed
Isurus glaucus | common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific, sport and food fish |
blue shark
great blue shark
Prionace glauca | slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark, blue body shades to white belly, dangerous especially during maritime disasters |
grosbeak
grossbeak | any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill |
evening grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina | North American grosbeak |
pine grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator | large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds |
cardinal
cardinal grosbeak
Richmondena Cardinalis
Cardinalis cardinalis
redbird | crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male |
blue jay
jaybird
Cyanocitta cristata | common jay of eastern North America, bright blue with grey breast |
blue mockingbird
Melanotis caerulescens | mockingbird of Mexico |
blue tit
tomtit
Parus caeruleus | widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head |
blue-headed vireo
Vireo solitarius solitarius | common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head |
Cooper's hawk
blue darter
Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
western fence lizard
swift blue-belly
Sceloporus occidentalis | common western lizard, seen on logs or rocks |
blue racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris | bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas |
blue peafowl
Pavo cristatus | peafowl of India and Ceylon |
bluewing
blue-winged teal
Anas discors | American teal |
blue goose
Chen caerulescens | North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter |
bluepoint
blue point | small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island |
blue crab
Callinectes sapidus | bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America |
great blue heron
Ardea herodius | large American heron having bluish-grey plumage |
little blue heron
Egretta caerulea | small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere |
blue whale
sulfur bottom
Balaenoptera musculus | largest mammal ever known, bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere |
| Kerry blue terrier | an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat |
| blue fox | a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat |
| blue point Siamese | Siamese cat having a bluish creamolored body and dark grey points |
| blue | any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
nilgai
nylghai
nylghau
blue bull
Boselaphus tragocamelus | large Indian antelope, male is blue-grey with white markings, female is brownish with no horns |
blue catfish
blue cat
blue channel catfish
blue channel cat | a large catfish of the Mississippi valley |
coho
cohoe
coho salmon
blue jack
silver salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch | small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes |
blue pike
blue pickerel
blue pikeperch
blue walleye
Strizostedion vitreum glaucum | variety inhabiting the Great Lakes |
runner
blue runner
Caranx crysos | fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil |
blue marlin
Makaira nigricans | largest marlin, may reach pounds, found worldwide in warm seas |
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 |
amobarbital sodium
blue
blue angel
blue devil
Amytal | the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate, used as a sedative and a hypnotic |
| 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 |