Superscripts and Bars - Guide
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v - verb
a - adjective
r - adverb
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back - Prefix
quarterback v n
quarterback
noun (football) the person who plays quarterback field general; signal caller . noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team field general; signal caller . quarterback is the most important position on the team
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fullback v n
fullback
noun (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
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halfback n
halfback
noun (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
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tailback n
tailback
noun (American football) the person who plays tailback noun (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
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wingback n
wingback
noun (football) the person who plays wingback noun (American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end
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horseback r n
cornerback n
piggyback r v n
piggyback
noun the act of carrying something piggyback verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
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saddleback n
saddleback
noun a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) saddle . noun a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end saddleback roof; saddle roof; gable roof .
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pullback n
pullback
noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back tieback . the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks noun (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
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setback n
setback
noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating blow; reverse; reversal; black eye .
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flashback n
flashback
noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story noun an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
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fallback n
kickback n
kickback
noun a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
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hatchback n
hatchback
noun a car having a hatchback door noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open hatchback door .
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tieback n
tieback
noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back pullback . the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
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feedback n
feedback
noun the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output noun response to an inquiry or experiment
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comeback n
comeback
noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) rejoinder; return; counter; retort; replication; riposte . it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher noun return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
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callback n
callback
noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) recall .
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rollback n
rollback
noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw push back . noun reducing prices back to some earlier level
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hunchback n
hunchback
noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column kyphosis; humpback . noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine humpback; crookback .
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throwback a n
throwback
noun an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism atavist . noun a reappearance of an earlier characteristic atavism; reversion .
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humpback n
humpback
noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column hunchback; kyphosis . noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine hunchback; crookback .
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cutback n
buyback n
buyback
noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold repurchase; redemption .
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blowback n
blowback
noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired backfire . noun misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service
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zwieback n
zwieback
noun slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp rusk; Brussels biscuit; twice-baked bread .
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crookback a n
crookback
noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine hunchback; humpback . adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column kyphotic; humped; hunchbacked; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous .
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playback n
playback
noun the act of reproducing recorded sound he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony noun electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
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payback n
payback
noun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19 retribution; vengeance . Vengeance is mine For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him the swiftness of divine retribution
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dieback n
dieback
noun a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
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hogback n
clawback n
clawback
noun finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received
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swayback a
swayback
adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) lordotic; swaybacked; dipped .
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mossback n
huckaback n
paperback a n
paperback
noun a book with paper covers paper-back book; paperback book; soft-cover book; softback book; soft-cover; softback . adjective satellite (of books) having a flexible binding paperbacked .
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drawback n
outback a n
outback
noun the bush country of the interior of Australia adjective satellite inaccessible and sparsely populated; remote .
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hardback a n
hardback
noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers hardcover . adjective satellite having a hard back or cover hardbound; hardcover; hardbacked .
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diamondback n
diamondback
noun large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings diamondback rattlesnake; Crotalus adamanteus .
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grayback n
grayback
noun a dowitcher with a grey back Limnodromus griseus; greyback . noun a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere greyback; knot; Calidris canutus .
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softback n
softback
noun a book with paper covers paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover book; softback book; soft-cover .
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biofeedback n
biofeedback
noun a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
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greenback n
greenback
noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; bank note . he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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stickleback n
stickleback
noun small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research prickleback .
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razorback a n
razorback
noun a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States razorbacked hog; razorback hog . noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin rorqual .
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fatback n
wetback n
wetback
noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent greaser; taco .
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canvasback n
canvasback
noun North American wild duck valued for sport and food Aythya valisineria; canvasback duck .
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finback n
finback
noun large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific fin whale; common rorqual; finback whale; Balaenoptera physalus .
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leatherback n
leatherback
noun wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle Dermochelys coriacea; leatherback turtle; leathery turtle .
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silverback n
aback r
aback
adverb having the wind against the forward side of the sails the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback adverb by surprise taken aback by the caustic remarks
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bareback a r
bareback
adjective satellite riding without a saddle barebacked . adverb without a saddle barebacked . she prefers to ride her horse bareback
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loopback n
loopback
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carryback n
carryback
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leaseback n
leaseback
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switchback n
switchback
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camelback n
camelback
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brownback n
talkback n
talkback
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traceback n
traceback
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flyback n
flyback
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pinchback n
pinchback
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fastback n
fastback
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fishback n
fishback
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seatback n
seatback
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pushback n
pushback
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holdback n
holdback
Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth. Hammond.
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snapback n
snapback
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redback n
whaleback n
whaleback
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ridgeback n
ridgeback
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antikickback n
antikickback
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wayback n
wayback
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muleback n
muleback
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reback n
reback
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blueback n
blueback
(Zoöl.) (a) A trout (Salmo oquassa ) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka ) of the Columbia River and northward. (c) An American river herring (Clupea æstivalis ), closely allied to the alewife.
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fightback n
fightback
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shellback n
shellback
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layback n
layback
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turtleback n
turtleback
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flatback n
flatback
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cashback n
cashback
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goback n
goback
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turnback n
turnback
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crouchback n
crouchback
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plowback n
plowback
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tomback n
tomback
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thornback n
sweepback n
sweepback
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flowback n
flowback
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bounceback n
bounceback
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fiddleback n
fiddleback
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strongback n
strongback
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splashback n
splashback
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back - Suffix
backward a r
backward
adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
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backed a v
backed
adjective having a back or backing, usually of a specified type verb be behind; approve of indorse; plunk for; support; plump for; back; endorse . He plumped for the Labor Party I backed Kennedy in 1960
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backup n
backup
noun an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage a traffic backup on the main street he discovered a backup in the toilet noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) stand-in; fill-in; substitute; relief; reliever; backup man . the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
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backs v n
back
noun the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine dorsum . his back was nicely tanned noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen rear . he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
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backing v n
backing
noun the act of providing approval and support patronage; championship; backup . his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives noun something forming a back that is added for strengthening mount .
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backwards r
backwards
adverb at or to or toward the back or rear rearward; rearwards; backward; back . he moved back tripped when he stepped backward she looked rearward out the window of the car adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal backward . it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege' the child put her jersey on backward
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backbone n
backbone
noun a central cohesive source of support and stability mainstay; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor . faith is his anchor the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money he is the linchpin of this firm noun fortitude and determination grit; gumption; guts; sand; moxie . he didn't have the guts to try it
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backups n
backup
noun an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage a traffic backup on the main street he discovered a backup in the toilet noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) stand-in; fill-in; substitute; relief; reliever; backup man . the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
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backers n
backer n
backbones n
backbone
noun a central cohesive source of support and stability mainstay; linchpin; lynchpin; keystone; anchor . faith is his anchor the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money he is the linchpin of this firm noun fortitude and determination grit; gumption; guts; sand; moxie . he didn't have the guts to try it
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backrest n
backrest
noun a support that you can lean against while sitting back . the back of the dental chair was adjustable
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backings v n
backing
noun the act of providing approval and support patronage; championship; backup . his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives noun something forming a back that is added for strengthening mount .
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backrests n
backrest
noun a support that you can lean against while sitting back . the back of the dental chair was adjustable
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backside n
backside
noun the side of an object that is opposite its front back end; rear . his room was toward the rear of the hotel noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; derriere; can; fundament . he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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backboard n
backboard
noun a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball basketball backboard . he banked the shot off the backboard noun a board used to support the back of someone or something
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backsides n
backside
noun the side of an object that is opposite its front back end; rear . his room was toward the rear of the hotel noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; derriere; can; fundament . he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
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backboards n
backboard
noun a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball basketball backboard . he banked the shot off the backboard noun a board used to support the back of someone or something
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backdown n
backpack v n
backpack
noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder packsack; back pack; haversack; rucksack; knapsack . verb hike with a backpack pack . Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
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backlash v n
backlash
noun a movement back from an impact repercussion; rebound; recoil . noun an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence there was a backlash of intolerance
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backseat n
backseat
noun a secondary or inferior position or status tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding noun a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
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backpacks v n
backpack
noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder packsack; back pack; haversack; rucksack; knapsack . verb hike with a backpack pack . Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
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backtracking v
backtrack
verb retrace one's course turn back; double back . The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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backtrack v
backtrack
verb retrace one's course turn back; double back . The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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backpacking v n
backpacking
noun carrying something in a pack on the back packing . the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts verb hike with a backpack backpack; pack . Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
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backtracked v
backtrack
verb retrace one's course turn back; double back . The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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backstroke v n
backstroke
noun a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back verb swim on one's back
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backbench n
backtracks v
backtrack
verb retrace one's course turn back; double back . The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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backpedaled v
backpedaling v
backlashes v n
backlash
noun a movement back from an impact repercussion; rebound; recoil . noun an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence there was a backlash of intolerance
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backpedal v
backseats n
backseat
noun a secondary or inferior position or status tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding noun a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
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backpacked v
backpack
noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder packsack; back pack; haversack; rucksack; knapsack . verb hike with a backpack pack . Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
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backbenches n
backwardness n
backwardness
noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities retardation; subnormality; slowness; mental retardation .
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backlog v n
backlog
noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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backfire v n
backfire
noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired blowback . noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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backpackers n
backwash n
backwash
noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller slipstream; wash; race; airstream . noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) aftermath; wake . the aftermath of war in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
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backpacker n
backflow n
backstop v n
backstop
noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher catcher . noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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backlogs v n
backlog
noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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backbenchers n
backfires v n
backfire
noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired blowback . noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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backbencher n
backstops v n
backstop
noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher catcher . noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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background v n
background
noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training he is a lawyer with a sports background noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ground . he posed her against a background of rolling hills
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backgrounds v n
background
noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training he is a lawyer with a sports background noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ground . he posed her against a background of rolling hills
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backwater n
backwater
noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring the country is an economic backwater
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backfired v
backfire
noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired blowback . noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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backdoor n
backdoor
noun an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains back door . noun an entrance at the rear of a building back entrance; back door .
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backscatter v
backscattering v
backsliding v n
backsliding
noun a failure to maintain a higher state relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing . verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards lapse; backslide .
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backhand a v n
backhand
noun a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke backhand shot; backhand stroke . verb hit a tennis ball backhand
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backgammon n
backscattered v
backroom n
backroom
noun the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
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backwaters n
backwater
noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring the country is an economic backwater
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backhanded a v
backhanded
adjective (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke backhand . verb hit a tennis ball backhand backhand .
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backhoe n
backhoe
noun an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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backfield n
backfiring v
backfire
noun the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired blowback . noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
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backstitch v n
backstitch
noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one verb do backstitches
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backspin n
backhoes n
backhoe
noun an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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backplate n
backstay n
backslidings v n
backsliding
noun a failure to maintain a higher state relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing . verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards lapse; backslide .
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backrooms n
backroom
noun the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
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backstays n
backhands v n
backhand
noun a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke backhand shot; backhand stroke . verb hit a tennis ball backhand
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backhander a n
backhander
noun a backhanded blow adjective (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke backhanded; backhand .
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backstitching v
backstitch
noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one verb do backstitches
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backstitches v n
backstitch
noun an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one verb do backstitches
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backhanders n
backhander
noun a backhanded blow adjective (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke backhanded; backhand .
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backhanding v
backhand
noun a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke backhand shot; backhand stroke . verb hit a tennis ball backhand
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backstage a r n
backstage
noun a stage area out of sight of the audience wing; offstage . adjective satellite concealed from public view or attention offstage . offstage political meetings
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backbreaking a
backbreaking
adjective satellite characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort heavy; toilsome; grueling; punishing; operose; hard; arduous; gruelling; laborious . worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling campaign hard labor heavy work heavy going spent many laborious hours on the project set a punishing pace
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backbiting v
backwoodsman n
backbeat n
backwoodsmen n
backgrounded v
background
noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training he is a lawyer with a sports background noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ground . he posed her against a background of rolling hills
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backdated v
backdate
verb make effective from an earlier date The increase in tax was backdated to January
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backslide v
backstairs a n
backstairs
noun a second staircase at the rear of a building adjective satellite secret and sly or sordid backstair; furtive . backstairs gossip his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard backstairs intimacies furtive behavior
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backgrounding v n
backgrounding
noun the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system background processing . verb understate the importance or quality of play down; downplay; background . he played down his royal ancestry
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backsliders n
backslider
noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior recidivist; reversionist .
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backslider n
backslider
noun someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior recidivist; reversionist .
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backdating v
backdate
verb make effective from an earlier date The increase in tax was backdated to January
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backslidden v
backsheesh n
backsheesh
noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) baksheesh; pourboire; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; tip .
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backtalk n
backtalk
noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder sass; back talk; sassing; lip; mouth . don't give me any of your sass
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backbite v
backbiters n
backbiter
noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel traducer; libeler; defamer; maligner; slanderer; vilifier .
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backslid v
backdate v
backdate
verb make effective from an earlier date The increase in tax was backdated to January
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backbiter n
backbiter
noun one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel traducer; libeler; defamer; maligner; slanderer; vilifier .
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backchat n
backslides v
backwoods n
backache n
backspace v n
backspace
noun the typewriter key used for back spacing backspace key; backspacer . verb hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard To erase, you must backspace
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backcross v
backgrounder n
backgrounder
noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues
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backlighting n
backaches n
backcrossing v
backcrosses v
backcrossed v
backgrounders n
backgrounder
noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues
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backsaw n
backsaw
noun a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge back saw .
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backdrop n
backyard n
backyards n
backdrops n
backcloth n
backbend n
backbend
noun an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
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backbends n
backbend
noun an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
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backless a
backcountry n
backcountry
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backfill n
backfill
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backus n
backus
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backslash n
backslash
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backlit n
backlit
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backoff
backoff
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backhouse n
backswing v
backswing
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backlight n
backlight
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backplane n
backplane
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backstreet n
backstreet
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backfilling v
backfilling
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backstory n
backstory
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backfilled v
backfilled
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backstabbing v
backstabbing
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backlist n
backlist
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backlogged v
backlog
noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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backhaul n
backhaul
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backstreets n
backstreets
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backslashes n
backslashes
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backpay n
backpay
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backwashing v
backwash
noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller slipstream; wash; race; airstream . noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) aftermath; wake . the aftermath of war in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
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backsplash n
backsplash
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backlands n
backlands
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backstretch n
backstretch
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backslapping v
backslap
verb display excessive cordiality (towards) he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings
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backlot n
backlot
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backorder n
backorder
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backcourt n
backcourt
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backorders n
backorders
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backstrap n
backstrap
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backcast n
backcast
Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. Scot.
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backwardation n
backwardation
(Stock Exchange) 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 . Biddle.
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backflip n
backflip
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backshore
backshore
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backsight n
backsight
(Surv.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight , n. , 3.
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backplanes n
backplanes
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backwardly r
backward
adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
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backstopping v
backstop
noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher catcher . noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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backtrace n
backtrace
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backflips n
backflips
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backlights n
backlights
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backordered v
backordered
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backwashed v
backwash
noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller slipstream; wash; race; airstream . noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) aftermath; wake . the aftermath of war in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
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backster n
backout
backout
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backboned v
backfills n
backfills
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backwall n
backwall
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backspread n
backspread
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backstabber n
backstabber
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backloading v
backloading
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backstabbers n
backstabbers
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backdropped v
backland n
backland
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backlogging v
backlog
noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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backset n
backlighted v
backlighted
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backstories n
backstories
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backloaded v
backloaded
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backstopped v
backstop
noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher catcher . noun (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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backfiles n
backfiles
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backfitting v
backfitting
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backen n
backen
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back - Derived
linebacker n
linebacker
noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen line backer . noun (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage line backer .
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quarterbacks v n
quarterback
noun (football) the person who plays quarterback field general; signal caller . noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team field general; signal caller . quarterback is the most important position on the team
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linebackers n
linebacker
noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen line backer . noun (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage line backer .
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halfbacks n
halfback
noun (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
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fullbacks v n
fullback
noun (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team noun (American football) the position of a back on a football team
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quarterbacking v
quarterback
noun (football) the person who plays quarterback field general; signal caller . noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team field general; signal caller . quarterback is the most important position on the team
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cornerbacks n
quarterbacked v
quarterback
noun (football) the person who plays quarterback field general; signal caller . noun (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team field general; signal caller . quarterback is the most important position on the team
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piggybacking v
piggyback
noun the act of carrying something piggyback verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
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piggybacked v
piggyback
noun the act of carrying something piggyback verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
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pullbacks n
pullback
noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back tieback . the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks noun (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
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piggybacks v n
piggyback
noun the act of carrying something piggyback verb ride on someone's shoulders or back
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setbacks n
setback
noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating blow; reverse; reversal; black eye .
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flashbacks n
flashback
noun a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story noun an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
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kickbacks n
kickback
noun a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
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tiebacks n
tieback
noun a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back pullback . the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
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hatchbacks n
hatchback
noun a car having a hatchback door noun a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open hatchback door .
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fallbacks n
cutbacks n
feedbacks n
feedback
noun the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output noun response to an inquiry or experiment
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callbacks n
callback
noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) recall .
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comebacks n
comeback
noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) rejoinder; return; counter; retort; replication; riposte . it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher noun return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
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buybacks n
buyback
noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold repurchase; redemption .
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humpbacks n
humpback
noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column hunchback; kyphosis . noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine hunchback; crookback .
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rollbacks n
rollback
noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw push back . noun reducing prices back to some earlier level
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throwbacks n
throwback
noun an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism atavist . noun a reappearance of an earlier characteristic atavism; reversion .
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hunchbacks n
hunchback
noun an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column kyphosis; humpback . noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine humpback; crookback .
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slingbacks n
rickenbacker n
rickenbacker
noun the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) Eddie Rickenbacker; Edward Vernon Rickenbacker .
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hunchbacked a
hunchbacked
adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column kyphotic; humped; crookback; crookbacked; humpbacked; gibbous .
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humpbacked a
humpbacked
adjective satellite characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column kyphotic; humped; crookback; hunchbacked; crookbacked; gibbous .
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paybacks n
payback
noun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) noun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19 retribution; vengeance . Vengeance is mine For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him the swiftness of divine retribution
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playbacks n
playback
noun the act of reproducing recorded sound he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony noun electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
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swaybacked a
swaybacked
adjective satellite having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) lordotic; dipped; swayback .
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hogbacks n
drawbacks n
paperbacks n
paperback
noun a book with paper covers paper-back book; paperback book; soft-cover book; softback book; soft-cover; softback . adjective satellite (of books) having a flexible binding paperbacked .
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diamondbacks n
diamondback
noun large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings diamondback rattlesnake; Crotalus adamanteus .
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hardbacks n
hardback
noun a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers hardcover . adjective satellite having a hard back or cover hardbound; hardcover; hardbacked .
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graybacks n
grayback
noun a dowitcher with a grey back Limnodromus griseus; greyback . noun a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere greyback; knot; Calidris canutus .
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greenbacks n
greenback
noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; bank note . he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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sticklebacks n
stickleback
noun small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research prickleback .
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razorbacks n
razorback
noun a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States razorbacked hog; razorback hog . noun any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin rorqual .
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wetbacks n
wetback
noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent greaser; taco .
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canvasbacks n
canvasback
noun North American wild duck valued for sport and food Aythya valisineria; canvasback duck .
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leatherbacks n
leatherback
noun wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle Dermochelys coriacea; leatherback turtle; leathery turtle .
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silverbacks n
barebacked a r
barebacked
adjective satellite riding without a saddle bareback . adverb without a saddle bareback . she prefers to ride her horse bareback
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switchbacks n
switchbacks
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carrybacks n
carrybacks
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greenbackers n
greenbacker
One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments. Colloq. U. S.
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leasebacks n
leasebacks
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switchbacking v
switchbacking
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shellbacks n
shellbacks
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holdbacks n
holdback
Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. The only holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth. Hammond.
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seatbacks n
seatbacks
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givebacks n
givebacks
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greenbacker n
greenback
noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; bank note . he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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