Definition of backward

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Backward (a.) Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances..

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Ana- :: Ana- () A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew..
Wash :: Wash (n.) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc..
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward..
Arrear :: Arrear (adv.) To or in the rear; behind; backwards.
Reaction :: Reaction (n.) Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction..
Reflexed :: Reflexed (a.) Bent backward or outward.
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..
Seesaw :: Seesaw (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.
Backing :: Backing (n.) The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward..
Batter :: Batter (v. i.) To slope gently backward.
#NAME? :: -wards (v. i.) Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc..
Reclinant :: Reclinant (a.) Bending or leaning backward.
Reciprocornous :: Reciprocornous (a.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram..
Heterodactylous :: Heterodactylous (a.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons..
Batter :: Batter (n.) A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
Reredemain :: Reredemain (n.) A backward stroke.
Contango :: Contango (n.) The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.
Caudad :: Caudad (adv.) Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.
Amphipoda :: Amphipoda (n. pl.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca..
Undulate :: Undulate (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate..
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