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backs

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B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bak]
    • /bæk/
    • /bæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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

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Synonyms for backs

noun backs

  • backbones — Plural form of backbone.
  • rears — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.

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.

Antonyms for backs

adverb backs

verb backs

  • hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc

adjective backs

  • firsts — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
  • presents — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.

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