back


Meanings

  • the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine;
    • "his back was nicely tanned"
  • the side that goes last or is not normally seen;
    • "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
  • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer;
    • "he stood at the back of the stage"
  • (football) a person who plays in the backfield
  • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;
    • "the fall broke his back"
  • the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book;
  • the part of a garment that covers the back of your body;
    • "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
  • a support that you can lean against while sitting;
    • "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
  • (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
  • be behind; approve of;
    • "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
  • travel backward;
    • "back into the driveway"
    • "The car backed up and hit the tree"
  • give support or one's approval to;
    • "I can't back this plan"
  • cause to travel backward;
    • "back the car into the parking spot"
  • support financial backing for;
    • "back this enterprise"
  • be in back of;
    • "My garage backs their yard"
  • place a bet on;
    • "Which horse are you backing?"
  • shift to a counterclockwise direction;
    • "the wind backed"
  • establish as valid or genuine;
    • "Can you back up your claims?"
  • strengthen by providing with a back or backing
  • related to or located at the back;
    • "the back yard"
    • "the back entrance"
  • located at or near the back of an animal;
    • "back (or hind) legs"
  • of an earlier date;
    • "back issues of the magazine"
  • in or to or toward a former location;
    • "she went back to her parents' house"
  • at or to or toward the back or rear;
    • "he moved back"
    • "tripped when he stepped backward"
  • in or to or toward an original condition;
    • "he went back to sleep"
  • in or to or toward a past time;
    • "set the clocks back an hour"
    • "never look back"
    • "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
  • in reply;
    • "he wrote back three days later"
  • 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"
  • BACK v -ED, -ING, -S to support


Scrabble Score: 12

back is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

back is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

back is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

back is a valid Words With Friends word