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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Again :: Again (adv.) In return, back; as, bring us word again..
Backward :: Backward (a.) Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child..
Remigration :: Remigration (n.) Migration back to the place from which one came.
Saddleback :: Saddleback (n.) The harp seal.
Revert :: Revert (v. t.) To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse..
Broken-backed :: Broken-backed (a.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.
Reecho :: Reecho (v. t.) To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills reecho the roar of cannon..
Rock :: Rock (v. i.) To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently agitated; to reel; to totter.
Bacon :: Bacon (n.) The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh..
Footfight :: Footfight (n.) A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight on horseback.
Backing :: Backing (n.) Support or aid given to a person or cause.
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..
Lumbago :: Lumbago (n.) A rheumatic pain in the loins and the small of the back.
Water Gauge :: Water gauge () A wall or bank to hold water back.
Backgammon :: Backgammon (n.) A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a board marked off into twenty-four spaces called points. Each player has fifteen pieces, or men, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables..
Regrede :: Regrede (v. i.) To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit..
Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc..
Resupine :: Resupine (a.) Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless..
Table :: Table (n.) The games of backgammon and of draughts.
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
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