Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
defend | No | No | Yes | No |
back (noun) | defend (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 side that goes last or is not normally seen | |
a support that you can lean against while sitting | |
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body | |
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book | |
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine | |
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) | defend (adjective) |
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related to or located at the back | |
of an earlier date | |
located at or near the back of an animal |
back (verb) | defend (verb) |
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establish as valid or genuine | argue or speak in defense of |
strengthen by providing with a back or backing | state or assert |
shift to a counterclockwise direction | be on the defensive; act against an attack |
place a bet on | protect against a challenge or attack |
travel backward | protect or fight for as a champion |
cause to travel backward | fight against or resist strongly |
support financial backing for | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial |
be behind; approve of | |
give support or one's approval to | |
be in back of |
back (adverb) | defend (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 |