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. |
Pitch (n.) A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships |
Pitch (n.) See Pitchstone. |
Pitch (n.) To cover over or smear with pitch. |
Pitch (n.) Fig.: To darken |
Pitch (v. t.) To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose |
Pitch (v. t.) To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles |
Pitch (v. t.) To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. |
Pitch (v. t.) To fix or set the tone of |
Pitch (v. t.) To set or fix, as a price or value. |
Pitch (v. i.) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation |
pitch | the action or manner of throwing something, his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor |
pitch delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
overhand pitch | a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder |
submarine ball submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead |
wild pitch | an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base |
back door backdoor | a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position), he got his job through the back door |
lurch pitch pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance), the pitching and tossing was quite exciting |
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 |
pitch auction pitch | an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump |
pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
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 |
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 |
pitch pipe | a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency, used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing |
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 |
variable-pitch propeller | propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable |
water back | water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove |
coal black ebony jet black pitch black sable soot black | a very dark black |
pitch | the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration |
concert pitch philharmonic pitch international pitch | the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances, usually assignsHz to the A above middle C |
high pitch high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
low pitch low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
pitch rake slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane, the roof had a steep pitch |
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 |
absolute pitch perfect pitch | the ability to identify the pitch of a tone |
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 |