Back
nounAdjective
located at or near the back of an animal
“back (or hind) legs”
related to or located at the back
“the back yard”
“the back entrance”
of an earlier date
“back issues of the magazine”
Noun
a support that you can lean against while sitting
“the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
Similar:BackrestType of:Supportthe side that goes last or is not normally seen
“he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
Similar:RearType of:Sidethe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
“the fall broke his back”
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
“his back was nicely tanned”
Similar:Dorsumthe part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
“he stood at the back of the stage”
Similar:RearType of:PositionPlacethe part of a garment that covers the back of your body
“they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back”
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Type of:Position(football) a person who plays in the backfield
Type of:Footballer
Verb
give support or one's approval to
“I can't back this plan”
establish as valid or genuine
“Can you back up your claims?”
place a bet on
“Which horse are you backing?”
be behind; approve of
“I backed Kennedy in 1960”
Type of:OkaySanctionApprovetravel backward
“back into the driveway”
“The car backed up and hit the tree”
Type of:TravelLocomoteGobe in back of
“My garage backs their yard”
Type of:Lieshift to a counterclockwise direction
“the wind backed”
Type of:SwitchShiftsupport financial backing for
“back this enterprise”
Type of:Financecause to travel backward
“back the car into the parking spot”
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Type of:Strengthen
Adverb
in or to or toward a past time
“set the clocks back an hour”
“never look back”
“lovers of the past looking fondly backward”
Similar:Backwardat or to or toward the back or rear
“he moved back”
“tripped when he stepped backward”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA