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). |
Diving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dive |
Dive (v. i.) To plunge into water head foremost |
Dive (v. i.) Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc. |
Dive (v. t.) To plunge (a person or thing) into water |
Dive (v. t.) To explore by diving |
Dive (n.) A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who dives, literally or figuratively. |
Dive (n.) A place of low resort. |
Diving (a.) That dives or is used or diving. |
Drop (n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop (n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop (n.) Same as Gutta. |
back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
dive nose dive nosedive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft |
power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
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 |
dive diving | a headlong plunge into water |
cliff diving | diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff |
swan dive swallow dive | a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water |
skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
scuba diving | skin diving with scuba apparatus |
snorkeling snorkel diving | skin diving with a snorkel |
drop shot dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
crawl front crawl Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
back exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles |
eyedrop eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
front-porch campaigning front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
dive-bombing | a bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target |
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 |
diving duck | any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food |
coastal diving bird | gull family, skimmer family, jaeger family, auk family |
diving petrel | any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas, somewhat resemble auks |
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 |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
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 |
centerboard centreboard drop keel sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
chanfron chamfron testiere frontstall front-stall | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
dive bomber | a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target |
diving bell | diving apparatus for underwater work, has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air |
diving board | a springboard from which swimmers can dive |
diving suit diving dress | a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air, worn by underwater divers |
drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain drop cloth drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge drop hammer drop press | device for making large forgings |
drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |