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). |
Formation (n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything |
Formation (n.) The manner in which a thing is formed |
Formation (n.) A substance formed or deposited. |
Formation (n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin |
Formation (n.) A group of beds of the same age or period |
Formation (n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. |
Grid (n.) A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron. |
Hog's-back (n.) A hogback. |
Re-formation (n.) The act of forming anew |
starting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Start |
Starting () a. & n. from Start, v. |
constitution establishment formation organization organisation | the act of forming or establishing something, the constitution of a PTA group last year, it was the establishment of his reputation, he still remembers the organization of the club |
start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
re-formation regeneration | forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects), renewing and reconstituting |
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 |
formation shaping | the act of fabricating something in a particular shape |
formation | creation by mental activity, the formation of sentences, the formation of memories |
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 |
cattle guard cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
formation | a particular spatial arrangement |
grid gridiron | a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill fish or meat |
grid control grid | an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
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 |
power system power grid grid | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region |
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 |
starter starter motor starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
starting gate starting stall | a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course |
water back | water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove |
back tooth posterior | a tooth situated at the back of the mouth |
reticular formation RF | a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem, monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone |
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 |
grid | a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines |
Amsler grid | a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have ageelated macular degeneration |
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 |