Definition of back

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Back (n.) An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge..

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Nudibranchiata :: Nudibranchiata (n. pl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See Ceratobranchia..
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return..
Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Back :: Back (n.) A garment for the back; hence, clothing..
Retrace :: Retrace (v. t.) To trace back, as a line..
Thornback :: Thornback (n.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like..
Reflux :: Reflux (n.) A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides..
Backsliding :: Backsliding (n.) The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Regress :: Regress (v. i.) To go back; to return to a former place or state.
Return :: Return (n.) The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners.
Sherryvallies :: Sherryvallies (n. pl.) Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig..
Quicksilvering :: Quicksilvering (n.) The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.
Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..
Squib :: Squeteague (n.) An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (C. nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted weakfish, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon..
Bustle :: Bustle (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure..
Drawback :: Drawback (n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature..
Humped :: Humped (a.) Having a hump, as the back..
Recur :: Recur (v. i.) To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
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