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- [bak]
- /bæk/
- /bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak]
- /bæk/
Definitions of backs word
- noun backs a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids. 1
- noun backs a broad-beamed ferryboat hauled across a body of water by a rope or chain. 1
- verb with object backs to support, as with authority, influence, help, or money (often followed by up): to back a candidate; to back up a theory with facts. 1
- verb with object backs to bet on: to back a horse in the race. 1
- verb with object backs to cause to move backward (often followed by up): to back a car. 1
- verb with object backs to furnish with a back: to back a book. 1
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Origin of backs
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bak, Old English bæc back of the body; cognate with Old Frisian bek, Old Saxon, Old Norse bak; perhaps < Indo-European *bhogo- bending; cf. bacon
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Parts of speech for Backs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
backs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
backs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for backs
noun backs
verb backs
- advocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate.
- assists — Plural form of assist.
- allies — (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
- angels — a male or female given name.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
adjective backs
- hinds — Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- finals — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.