Auriga (n.) The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella. |
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 |
Banded (imp. & p. p.) of Band |
Bar iron () See under Iron. |
Black (a.) Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it |
Black (a.) In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness |
Black (a.) Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness |
Black (a.) Expressing menace, or discontent |
Black (adv.) Sullenly |
Black (n.) That which is destitute of light or whiteness |
Black (n.) A black pigment or dye. |
Black (n.) A negro |
Black (n.) A black garment or dress |
double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
double stopping | stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
double two-base hit two-bagger two-baser | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base, he hit a double to deep centerfield |
spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
double-blind procedure double-blind experiment double-blind study | an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects |
whitelash white backlash | backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances |
face-off | (ice hockey) the method of starting play, a referee drops the puck between two opposing players |
face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
dash sprint | a quick run |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
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 |
double leg circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels |
twin bill doubleheader double feature | two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) |
double dribble | an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop) |
double Dutch | the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners |
hearts Black Maria | a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades |
daily double | a single bet on two horse races in the same day |
dash bolt | the act of moving with great haste, he made a dash for the door |
double reverse | (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse |
spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
double play | the act of getting two players out on one play |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
double entry double-entry bookkeeping | bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another |
back exercise | exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles |
face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
double cross doublerossing | an act of betrayal, he gave us the old double cross, I could no longer tolerate his impudent doublerossing |
duplicity double-dealing | acting in bad faith, deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another |
double blind | a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed, designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results |
doubling double | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of , I decided his double was a bluff |
c fuck fucking screw screwing ass nooky nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag shtup ff | slang for sexual intercourse |
double take | a delayed reaction indicating surprise |
rollback push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
black operation | a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out |
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 |
black market | an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects |
double jeopardy | the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried, prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution |
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 |
spot jamming selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
face saver face saving | an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) |