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. |
Snap (n.) To break at once |
Snap (n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. |
Snap (n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. |
Snap (n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words |
Snap (n.) To crack |
Snap (n.) To project with a snap. |
Snap (v. i.) To break short, or at once |
Snap (v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise |
Snap (v. i.) To make an effort to bite |
Snap (v. i.) To utter sharp, harsh, angry words |
centering snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back, the quarterback fumbled the snap |
catch grab snatch snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
snap roll | a fast roll |
back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
snap | the act of snapping the fingers, movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, he gave his fingers a snap |
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 |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
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 |
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 |
carabiner karabiner snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
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 |
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 |
snap snap fastener press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
snap brim | a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides |
snap-brim hat | a hat with a snap brim |
snapshot snap shot | an informal photograph, usually made with a small hand-held camera, my snapshots haven't been developed yet, he tried to get unposed shots of his friends |
water back | water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove |
elasticity snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed, the waistband had lost its snap |
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 |
back-formation | a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it |
back door backdoor | an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains |
back matter end matter | written matter following the main text of a book |
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder, don't give me any of your sass |
snap | a sudden breaking |
crack cracking snap | a sudden sharp noise, the crack of a whip, he heard the cracking of the ice, he can hear the snap of a twig |
snap | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, servants appeared at the snap of his fingers |