Definition of back

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Back (v. i.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.

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Return :: Return (v. i.) To go back in thought, narration, or argument..
Backboned :: Backboned (a.) Vertebrate.
Roorback :: Roorback (n.) Alt. of Roorbac.
Porcupine :: Porcupine (n.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known..
Clawback :: Clawback (a.) Flattering; sycophantic.
Placophora :: Placophora (n. pl.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura..
Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow..
Reflectent :: Reflectent (a.) Bending or flying back; reflected.
Recall :: Recall (v. t.) To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree..
Backward :: Backward (a.) Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances..
Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb..
Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation..
Background :: Background (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings..
Belly :: Belly (n.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back..
Indorse :: Indorse (v. t.) To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address..
Crown :: Crown (n.) The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain..
Occiput :: Occiput (n.) A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.
Wince :: Wince (v. i.) To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back..
Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
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