Back
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Near the rear. Not current. Far from the main area. Produced in the back of the mouth.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. The spine and associated tissues. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen. That which is farthest away from the front. Area behind, such as the backyard of a house The part of something that goes last. The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back. The edge of a book which is bound. The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back. Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. That part of the body that bears clothing. In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team. The keel and keelson of a ship. The inside margin of a page. The roof of a horizontal underground passage. Effort, usually physical. Large and attractive buttocks.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: (Not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place. Away from the front or from an edge. In a manner that impedes.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To go in the reverse direction. To support. the change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern) to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power
Example sentence: One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
Backrest
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back