Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
advance | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
back (noun) | advance (noun) |
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(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
the side that goes last or is not normally seen | increase in price or value |
a support that you can lean against while sitting | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body | a movement forward |
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | a change for the better; progress in development |
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine | an amount paid before it is earned |
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | |
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer | |
(football) a person who plays in the backfield |
back (adjective) | advance (adjective) |
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related to or located at the back | being ahead of time or need |
of an earlier date | situated ahead or going before |
located at or near the back of an animal |
back (verb) | advance (verb) |
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establish as valid or genuine | develop in a positive way |
strengthen by providing with a back or backing | rise in rate or price |
shift to a counterclockwise direction | increase or raise |
place a bet on | develop further |
travel backward | bring forward for consideration or acceptance |
cause to travel backward | obtain advantages, such as points, etc. |
support financial backing for | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
be behind; approve of | cause to move forward |
give support or one's approval to | move forward |
be in back of | pay in advance |
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
contribute to the progress or growth of |
back (adverb) | advance (adverb) |
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at or to or toward the back or rear | |
in or to or toward a past time | |
in repayment or retaliation | |
in or to or toward a former location | |
in or to or toward an original condition | |
in reply |