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 |
Bude light () A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. |
Diamond-back (n.) The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris). |
Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime |
Hog's-back (n.) A hogback. |
Light (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. |
Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. |
Light (n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible |
Light (n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes. |
Light (n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane |
Light (n.) Life |
Light (n.) Open view |
Light (n.) The power of perception by vision. |
light adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination, the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative |
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 |
light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
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 |
light reflex pupillary reflex miosis myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
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 |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
arc lamp arc light | a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes |
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 |
ballast light ballast | an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps |
beacon lighthouse beacon light pharos | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
candle taper wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
klieg light | carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films |
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 |
light light source | any device serving as a source of illumination, he stopped the car and turned off the lights |
light arm | a rifle or pistol |
light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric light electric-light bulb | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity |
light circuit lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
light-emitting diode LED | diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current, color depends on the material used |
lighter light igniter ignitor | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires, do you have a light? |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
light machine gun | a submachine gun not greater than . millimeter |
light meter exposure meter photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
light microscope | microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object |
light pen electronic stylus | (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated |
limelight calcium light | a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light, formerly used for stage lighting |
navigation light | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation, red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip |
night-light | light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids) |
organic light-emitting diode OLED | a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers |
panel light | a light to illuminate an instrument panel |
paperback book paper-back book paperback softback book softback softover book softover | a book with paper covers |
pilot burner pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
pilot light pilot lamp indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |