Definition of back

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Back (n.) The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail..

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Remigration :: Remigration (n.) Migration back to the place from which one came.
Regrant :: Regrant (v. t.) To grant back; to grant again or anew.
Polo :: Polo (n.) A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback..
Blueback :: Blueback (n.) An American river herring (Clupea aestivalis), closely allied to the alewife..
Recadency :: Recadency (n.) A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse.
Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch..
Resume :: Resume (v. t.) To take back.
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
Supine :: Supine (a.) Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined..
Point :: Point (n.) One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
Pompadour :: Pompadour (n.) A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also much used adjectively..
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..
Retrieve :: Retrieve (v. t.) To recall; to bring back.
Elbow :: Elbow (n.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back..
Race :: Race (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc..
Equestrian :: Equestrian (a.) Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue..
Demi-rilievo :: Demi-rilievo (n.) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
Halfpace :: Halfpace (n.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
Release :: Release (v. t.) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
Unke :: Unke (n.) A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus). Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also feuerkrote.
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