Back
nnoun.bodythe posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spineSynset:dorsum
Examples:- his back was nicely tanned
Derivationally Related Form:dorsal
Part Holonyms:body torso trunk
Hypernyms:body part
Inherited Hypernyms:backbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:lat latissimus dorsi lumbar vertebra saddle small dorsal vertebra thoracic vertebra
nnoun.artifactthe side that goes last or is not normally seenSynset:rear
Examples:- he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
Antonyms:front
Derivationally Related Form:backrear
Hypernyms:side
Inherited Hypernyms:rearsidesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:after partempennagepoopquartersterntailtail assembly
nnoun.locationthe part of something that is furthest from the normal viewerSynset:rear
Examples:- he stood at the back of the stage
- it was hidden in the rear of the store
Antonyms:front
Derivationally Related Form:rear
Hypernyms:place position
Inherited Hypernyms:backpositionpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.person(football) a person who plays in the backfieldTopic:footballfootball game
Hypernyms:football player footballer
Inherited Hypernyms:backfootball playerathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:backfootball playerathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:backfootball playerplayercontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:backfootball playerplayercontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:field generalflankerflanker backquarterbackrunning backsignal callertailbackwingback
Full Hyponyms:flanker backfullbackhalfbackquarterbackrunning backtailbackwingback
nnoun.bodythe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cordSynset:backbone rachis spinal column spine vertebral column
Derivationally Related Form:spinal
Part Holonyms:axial skeleton
Hypernyms:skeletal structure
Inherited Hypernyms:spinal columnskeletal structurestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:chinenotochord
Part Meronyms:coccyx tail bone intervertebral disc intervertebral disk canalis vertebralis spinal canal vertebral canal vertebra
Full Hyponyms:chinenotochordurochord
nnoun.artifactthe protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a bookSynset:binding book binding cover
Examples:- the book had a leather binding
Derivationally Related Form:backbindcover
Part Holonyms:book volume
Hypernyms:protection protective cover protective covering
Inherited Hypernyms:bindingprotective coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:half bindingthree-quarter binding
Full Hyponyms:half bindingthree-quarter binding
nnoun.artifactthe part of a garment that covers the back of your bodyExamples:- they pinned a 'kick me' sign on his back
Hypernyms:cloth covering
Inherited Hypernyms:backcloth coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta support that you can lean against while sittingSynset:backrest
Examples:- the back of the dental chair was adjustable
Part Holonyms:car seat chair
Hypernyms:support
Inherited Hypernyms:backsupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cantleladder-back
Full Hyponyms:cantleladder-back
nnoun.act(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmageTopic:American footballAmerican football game
Member Holonyms:backfield secondary
Hypernyms:position
Inherited Hypernyms:backpositionroleactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:field generalfullbackhalfbackline backerlinebackerquarterbacksignal callertailbackwingback
Full Hyponyms:fullbackhalfbacklinebackerquarterbacktailbackwingback
vverb.socialbe behind; approve ofSynset:endorse indorse plump for plunk for support
Examples:- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
Derivationally Related Form:supportiveendorsementsupportendorserbackingindorsementsupporter
Hypernyms:O.K. approve okay sanction
Inherited Hypernyms:backapproveauthorizepermitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:championdefendguaranteewarrant
Full Troponyms:certifychampioncoverguaranteeindemnifyreinsure
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.motiontravel backwardExamples:- back into the driveway
- The car backed up and hit the tree
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:backtravel
Direct Hyponyms:back out
Full Troponyms:back out
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.socialgive support or one's approval toSynset:endorse indorse second
Examples:- I'll second that motion
- I can't back this plan
- endorse a new project
Derivationally Related Form:endorsementsecondmentendorserbackingsecondindorsementseconderindorser
Hypernyms:back up support
Inherited Hypernyms:secondsupport
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motioncause to travel backwardExamples:- back the car into the parking spot
Antonyms:advance
Inherited Hypernyms:back
Causes:back
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.possessionsupport financial backing forDerivationally Related Form:backerbacking
Hypernyms:finance
Inherited Hypernyms:backfinancepaygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: back)
vverb.stativebe in back ofExamples:- My garage backs their yard
Antonyms:front
Derivationally Related Form:back
Hypernyms:lie
Inherited Hypernyms:backliebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.competitionplace a bet onSynset:bet on gage game punt stake
Examples:- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
Derivationally Related Form:puntergamingstake
Hypernyms:bet play wager
Inherited Hypernyms:bet onbetgambleplaycompete
Direct Hyponyms:antedouble upparlay
Full Troponyms:anteparlay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s on something | They --- the money (apply to: stake)
vverb.changeshift to a counterclockwise directionAntonyms:veer
Hypernyms:change over shift switch
Inherited Hypernyms:backswitchchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeestablish as valid or genuineSynset:back up
Examples:- Can you back up your claims?
Hypernyms:affirm confirm corroborate substantiate support sustain
Inherited Hypernyms:backconfirm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changestrengthen by providing with a back or backingDerivationally Related Form:backbacking
Hypernyms:strengthen
Inherited Hypernyms:backstrengthenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adjadj.allrelated to or located at the backExamples:- the back yard
- the back entrance
Antonyms:front
Inherited Hypernyms:back
Similar to:backmost hindermost hindmost rearmost rear rearward
See also:aft posterior
adj satadj.alllocated at or near the back of an animalSynset:hind hinder
Examples:- back (or hind) legs
- the hinder part of a carcass
Antonyms:anterior
Inherited Hypernyms:back
Similar to:posterior
adj satadj.allof an earlier dateExamples:- back issues of the magazine
Antonyms:current
Inherited Hypernyms:back
Similar to:noncurrent
advadv.allin or to or toward a former locationExamples:- she went back to her parents' house
Inherited Hypernyms:back
advadv.allat or to or toward the back or rearSynset:backward backwards rearward rearwards
Examples:- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car
Antonyms:forward
Inherited Hypernyms:back
advadv.allin or to or toward an original conditionInherited Hypernyms:back
advadv.allin or to or toward a past timeSynset:backward
Examples:- set the clocks back an hour
- never look back
- lovers of the past looking fondly backward
Antonyms:aheadforward
Inherited Hypernyms:back
advadv.allin replyExamples:- he wrote back three days later
Inherited Hypernyms:back
advadv.allin repayment or retaliationExamples:- 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
Inherited Hypernyms:back