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nounverbadjectiveadverb /bæk/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 14
Definitions
noun

a support that you can lean against while sitting

“the back of the dental chair was adjustable”

verb

be behind; approve of

“I backed Kennedy in 1960”

adjective

located at or near the back of an animal

“back (or hind) legs”

noun

the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

“he stood at the back of the stage”

adverb

at or to or toward the back or rear

“he moved back”

noun

the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

verb

be in back of

“My garage backs their yard”

verb

cause to travel backward

“back the car into the parking spot”

noun

a person who plays in the backfield

adjective

of an earlier date

“back issues of the magazine”

adjective

related to or located at the back

“the back yard”

verb

give support or one's approval to

“I can't back this plan”

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