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back adjective

back

The adjective form of back is backed

The adjective form of back is backless

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Definitions

  • adjective back Back is used to refer to the side or part of something that is towards the rear or farthest from the front. 3
  • adjective back situated behind 3
  • adjective back of the past 3
  • adjective back owing from an earlier date 3
  • adjective back remote 3
  • adjective back (of a road) not direct 3
  • adjective back moving in a backward direction 3
  • adjective back of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue retracted towards the soft palate, as for the vowels in English hard, fall, hot, full, fool 3
  • adjective back at the rear or back; behind 3
  • adjective back distant or remote 3
  • adjective back of or for a time in the past 3
  • adjective back in a backward direction; returning; reversed 3
  • adjective back articulated with the tongue toward the back of the mouth 3
  • adjective back situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence. 1
  • adjective back far away or removed from the front or main area, position, or rank; remote: back settlements. 1
  • adjective back belonging to the past: back files; back issues. 1
  • adjective back in arrears; overdue: back pay. 1
  • adjective back coming or going back; moving backward: back current. 1
  • adjective back Navigation. reciprocal (def 7). 1
  • adjective back Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with the tongue articulating in the back part of the mouth, as in either of the sounds of go. 1
  • adjective back last, final 1
  • adjective back at the rear 1
  • adjective back in arrears 1
  • adjective back going back 1
  • adjective back (not comparable) Near the rear. 0
  • adjective back (not comparable) Not current. 0
  • adjective back (not comparable) Far from the main area. 0
  • adjective back In arrear; overdue. 0
  • adjective back Moving or operating backward. 0
  • adjective back (comparable, phonetics) Produced in the back of the mouth. 0
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