| back | | |
| n. (body) | 1. back, dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.; "his back was nicely tanned" |
| ~ saddle | posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| ~ small | the slender part of the back. |
| ~ lat, latissimus dorsi | a broad flat muscle on either side of the back. |
| ~ dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra | one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra. |
| ~ lumbar vertebra | one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ after part, stern, poop, tail, quarter | the rear part of a ship. |
| ~ empennage, tail assembly, tail | the rear part of an aircraft. |
| n. (location) | 3. back, rear | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer.; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (person) | 4. back | (football) a person who plays in the backfield. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ flanker, flanker back | a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver. |
| ~ football player, footballer | an athlete who plays American football. |
| ~ field general, quarterback, signal caller | (football) the person who plays quarterback. |
| ~ running back | (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ tailback | (American football) the person who plays tailback. |
| ~ wingback | (football) the person who plays wingback. |
| n. (body) | 5. back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord.; "the fall broke his back" |
| ~ notochord | a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates. |
| ~ chine | backbone of an animal. |
| ~ canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal | the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes. |
| ~ coccyx, tail bone | the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes. |
| ~ vertebra | one of the bony segments of the spinal column. |
| ~ intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk | a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two). |
| ~ skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism. |
| ~ axial skeleton | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. back, binding, book binding, cover | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book.; "the book had a leather binding" |
| ~ book, volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together.; "he used a large book as a doorstop" |
| ~ half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ three-quarter binding | the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. back | the part of a garment that covers the back of your body.; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. back, backrest | a support that you can lean against while sitting.; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" |
| ~ cantle | the back of a saddle seat. |
| ~ car seat | a seat in a car. |
| ~ chair | a seat for one person, with a support for the back.; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" |
| ~ ladder-back | the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| n. (act) | 9. back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ line backer, linebacker | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ field general, quarterback, signal caller | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team.; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" |
| ~ fullback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team. |
| ~ halfback | (American football) the position of a back on a football team. |
| ~ tailback | (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ wingback | (American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end. |
| ~ backfield | the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen. |
| ~ secondary | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen. |
| v. (social) | 10. back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | be behind; approve of.; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ warrant, guarantee | stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of.; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" |
| ~ champion, defend | protect or fight for as a champion. |
| ~ second, endorse, indorse, back | give support or one's approval to.; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
| v. (motion) | 11. back | travel backward.; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ back out | move out of a space backwards.; "He backed out of the driveway" |
| ~ back | cause to travel backward.; "back the car into the parking spot" |
| v. (social) | 12. back, endorse, indorse, second | give support or one's approval to.; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
| ~ back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | be behind; approve of.; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (motion) | 13. back | cause to travel backward.; "back the car into the parking spot" |
| ~ back | travel backward.; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
| ~ back | travel backward.; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
| v. (possession) | 14. back | support financial backing for.; "back this enterprise" |
| ~ finance | obtain or provide money for.; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" |
| v. (stative) | 15. back | be in back of.; "My garage backs their yard" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (competition) | 16. back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake | place a bet on.; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
| ~ ante | place one's stake. |
| ~ parlay, double up | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager. |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| v. (change) | 17. back | shift to a counterclockwise direction.; "the wind backed" |
| ~ change over, shift, switch | make a shift in or exchange of.; "First Joe led; then we switched" |
| v. (change) | 18. back, back up | establish as valid or genuine.; "Can you back up your claims?" |
| ~ affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| v. (change) | 19. back | strengthen by providing with a back or backing. |
| ~ strengthen | gain strength.; "His body strengthened" |
| adj. | 20. back | related to or located at the back.; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" |
| ~ posterior | located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure. |
| ~ backmost, hindermost, hindmost, rearmost | located farthest to the rear. |
| ~ rear, rearward | located in or toward the back or rear.; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" |
| ~ aft | (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail. |
| adj. | 21. back, hind, hinder | located at or near the back of an animal.; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" |
| ~ posterior | located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure. |
| adj. | 22. back | of an earlier date.; "back issues of the magazine" |
| ~ noncurrent | not current or belonging to the present time. |
| adv. | 23. back | in or to or toward a former location.; "she went back to her parents' house" |
| adv. | 24. back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards | at or to or toward the back or rear.; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" |
| adv. | 25. back | in or to or toward an original condition.; "he went back to sleep" |
| adv. | 26. back, backward | in or to or toward a past time.; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" |
| adv. | 27. back | in reply.; "he wrote back three days later" |
| adv. | 28. back | in repayment or retaliation.; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher" |
| behind | | |
| n. (body) | 1. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| adj. | 2. behind | having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" |
| ~ down | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| adv. | 3. behind | in or to or toward the rear.; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind" |
| adv. | 4. behind | remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from.; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind" |
| adv. | 5. behind, slow | of timepieces.; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" |
| adv. | 6. behind | in or into an inferior position.; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers" |
| adv. | 7. behind, behindhand, in arrears | in debt.; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" |
| rear | | |
| n. (group) | 1. rear | the back of a military formation or procession.; "infantrymen were in the rear" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ formation | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| n. (location) | 2. back end, backside, rear | the side of an object that is opposite its front.; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" |
| ~ nape, nucha, scruff | the back side of the neck. |
| ~ side, face | a surface forming part of the outside of an object.; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" |
| ~ rearward | direction toward the rear.; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" |
| v. (motion) | 3. rear, rise up | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds.; "The horse reared in terror" |
| ~ rear back | rear backwards on its hind legs.; "the frightened horse reared back" |
| ~ straighten | get up from a sitting or slouching position.; "The students straightened when the teacher entered" |
| v. (social) | 4. bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear | bring up.; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
| ~ fledge | feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight. |
| ~ cradle | bring up from infancy. |
| ~ grow up | become an adult. |
| ~ foster | bring up under fosterage; of children. |
| v. (stative) | 5. lift, rear, rise | rise up.; "The building rose before them" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| ~ hulk, tower, loom, predominate | appear very large or occupy a commanding position.; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" |
| v. (motion) | 6. erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| ~ pitch, set up | erect and fasten.; "pitch a tent" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ cock up, prick up, prick | raise.; "The dog pricked up his ears" |
| v. (creation) | 7. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| adj. | 8. rear, rearward | located in or toward the back or rear.; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" |
| ~ back | related to or located at the back.; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" |
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