All back synonyms
back
B b noun back
- spine — the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- vertebral column — spinal column.
- vertebrae — any of the bones or segments composing the spinal column, consisting typically of a cylindrical body and an arch with various processes, and forming a foramen, or opening, through which the spinal cord passes.
- tail end — the hinder or rear part of anything.
general back
- no longer — not anymore
verb back
- back up — If someone or something backs up a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- favour — to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
- subsidise — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
- go to bat for — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- give a leg up — to help to mount
- stick by — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
adjective back
preposition back
- to — (used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.
adj back
- aback — towards the back; backwards
- abaft — closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel
- aft — If you go aft in a boat or plane, you go to the back of it. If you are aft, you are in the back.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- astern — Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
- hindmost — furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- overdue — past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.