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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) 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”
(n) rear , back the side that goes last or is not normally seen “he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
(n) 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”
(n) back (football) a person who plays in the backfield
(n) back the part of a garment that covers the back of your body “they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back”
(n) back , backrest a support that you can lean against while sitting “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
(n) back (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Verbs (v) back travel backward “back into the driveway” ,
“The car backed up and hit the tree”
(v) second 1 , back , endorse , indorse give support or one's approval to “I'll second that motion” ,
“I can't back this plan” ,
“endorse a new project”
(v) back cause to travel backward “back the car into the parking spot”
(v) back support financial backing for “back this enterprise”
(v) back be in back of “My garage backs their yard”
(v) back shift to a counterclockwise direction “the wind backed”
(v) back , back up establish as valid or genuine “Can you back up your claims?”
(v) back strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Adjectives (a) back related to or located at the back “the back yard” ,
“the back entrance”
(s) back , hind , hinder located at or near the back of an animal “back (or hind) legs” ,
“the hinder part of a carcass”
(s) back of an earlier date “back issues of the magazine”
Adverbs (r) back in or to or toward a former location “she went back to her parents' house”
(r) back in or to or toward an original condition “he went back to sleep”
(r) 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”
(r) back in reply “he wrote back three days later”
(r) 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”