Definition of back

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Back (a.) Moving or operating backward; as, back action..

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Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer..
Oscillatory :: Oscillatory (a.) Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion..
Dragoon :: Dragoon (n.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man..
Backslid :: Backslid () of Backslid.
Return :: Return (n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary..
Bacon :: Bacon (n.) The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh..
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
Fro :: Fro (adv.) From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To..
Revolute :: Revolute (a.) Rolled backward or downward.
Backing :: Backing (n.) The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward..
Recourse :: Recourse (n.) A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence..
Redound :: Redound (n.) The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result; return; requital..
Ticktack :: Ticktack (n.) A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
Rechase :: Rechase (v. t.) To chase again; to chase or drive back.
Backstair :: Backstair (a.) Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs.
Velvet :: Velvet (n.) A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back..
Hunchback :: Hunchback (n.) A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person..
Zenick :: Zenick (n.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat..
Greenback :: Greenback (n.) One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits..
Hump :: Hump (n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back..
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