BACK

BACK 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 12 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
  2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
  4. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

💬 Examples

  • "his back was nicely tanned"
  • "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
  • "he stood at the back of the stage"
  • "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

🔗 Similar words

dorsumrearspinal_columnvertebral_columnspinebackbone
verb
  1. be behind
  2. travel backward
  3. give support or one's approval to
  4. cause to travel backward

💬 Examples

  • "approve of"
  • "He plumped for the Labor Party"
  • "back into the driveway"
  • "The car backed up and hit the tree"

🔗 Similar words

endorseindorseplump_forplunk_forsupportsecond
adjective
  1. related to or located at the back
  2. located at or near the back of an animal
  3. of an earlier date

💬 Examples

  • "the back yard"
  • "the back entrance"
  • "back (or hind) legs"
  • "the hinder part of a carcass"

🔗 Similar words

back(a)hind(a)hinder(a)
adverb
  1. in or to or toward a former location
  2. at or to or toward the back or rear
  3. in or to or toward an original condition
  4. in or to or toward a past time

💬 Examples

  • "she went back to her parents' house"
  • "he moved back"
  • "tripped when he stepped backward"
  • "he went back to sleep"

🔗 Similar words

backwardbackwardsrearwardrearwards
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