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Retrogression :: Retrogression (n.) The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation..

Opisthotonos :: Opisthotonos (n.) A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.

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

Retroact :: Retroact (v. i.) To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective..

Skimmington :: Skimmington (n.) A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England..

Behind :: Behind (adv.) Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind..

Retrorse :: Retrorse (a.) Bent backward or downward.

Postclavicle :: Postclavicle (n.) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.

Retro- :: Retro- () A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back..

Breechblock :: Breechblock (n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward, or in, past time or events; ago..

Click :: Click (n.) A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust. of Ratched wheel..

Arrear :: Arrear (adv.) To or in the rear; behind; backwards.

Revolute :: Revolute (a.) Rolled backward or downward.

Retrogradation :: Retrogradation (n.) The act of retrograding, or moving backward..

Stane :: Standstill (n.) A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

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..

Backward :: Backward (a.) Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.

Thar :: Thar (n.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo..

Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) On the back, or with the back downward..

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