Definition of back

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

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Brush :: Brush (n.) An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc..
Paxwax :: Paxwax (n.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae, and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and packwax..
Remand :: Remand (v. t.) To recommit; to send back.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
Occipital :: Occipital (a.) Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone..
Regorge :: Regorge (v. t.) To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.
Background :: Background (n.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
Singlestick :: Singlestick (n.) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword..
Behind :: Behind (adv.) At the back part; in the rear.
Backrag :: Backrag (n.) See Bacharach.
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..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse..
Chameleon :: Chameleon (n.) A lizardlike reptile of the genus Chamaeleo, of several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back..
Tergum :: Tergum (n.) The back of an animal.
Back :: Back (a.) Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent..
Resound :: Resound (v. i.) To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound..
Retrocopulant :: Retrocopulant (a.) Copulating backward, or from behind..
Knight :: Knight (n.) In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback and admitted to a certain military rank with special ceremonies, including an oath to protect the distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless life..
Backboard :: Backboard (n.) A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc..
Return :: Return (v. t.) To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ..
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