Definition of back

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Back (adv.) To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism..

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Remurmur :: Remurmur (v. t. & i.) To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs..
Back :: Back (n.) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage..
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Sofa :: Sofa (n.) A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture..
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd..
Remigration :: Remigration (n.) Migration back to the place from which one came.
Saddleback :: Saddleback (a.) Same as Saddle-backed.
Dorsiferous :: Dorsiferous () Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
Leatherback :: Leatherback (n.) A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc..
Rescribe :: Rescribe (v. t.) To write back; to write in reply.
Boat Bug :: Boat bug () An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman..
Recalcitration :: Recalcitration (n.) A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.
Funk :: Funk (v. i.) To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice..
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) By way of reflection; reflexively.
Lute-backed :: Lute-backed (a.) Having a curved spine.
Recoil :: Recoil (n.) A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood..
Re- :: Re- () A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification..
Redisburse :: Redisburse (v. t.) To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back..
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