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Anisodactylous :: Anisodactylous (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds..

Fluctuate :: Fluctuate (v. i.) To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air..

Restem :: Restem (v. t.) To force back against the current; as, to restem their backward course..

Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return..

Reclinant :: Reclinant (a.) Bending or leaning backward.

Reciprocornous :: Reciprocornous (a.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram..

Batter :: Batter (v. i.) To slope gently backward.

Averse :: Averse (a.) Turned away or backward.

Deep :: Deep (superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep..

Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.

Recurvation :: Recurvation (n.) The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward..

Reciprocate :: Reciprocate (v. i.) To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.

Strange :: Strange (superl.) Backward; slow.

Inversion :: Inversion (n.) The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted..

Reverse :: Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.

Kick :: Kick (v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn..

Reaction :: Reaction (n.) Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction..

Palindrome :: Palindrome (n.) A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel..

Retrospective :: Retrospective (a.) Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view..

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