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Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; -- mostly restricted to figurative uses..

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..

Undulate :: Undulate (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate..

Retroflexed :: Retroflexed (a.) Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.

Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..

#NAME? :: -wards (v. i.) Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc..

Since :: Since (adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago..

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..

Backwardation :: Backwardation (n.) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango..

Postic :: Postic (a.) Backward.

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

Ayenward :: Ayenward (adv.) Backward.

Seesaw :: Seesaw (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.

Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..

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

Hippe :: Hippe (n.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura..

Hyperapophysis :: Hyperapophysis (n.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

Heterodactylous :: Heterodactylous (a.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons..

Reserved :: Reserved (a.) Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank..

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