Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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backward | No | Yes | No | Yes |
back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
backward (noun) | back (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 |
backward (adjective) | back (adjective) |
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directed or facing toward the back or rear | related to or located at the back |
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature | of an earlier date |
retarded in intellectual development | located at or near the back of an animal |
having made less than normal progress |
backward (verb) | back (verb) |
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establish as valid or genuine | |
strengthen by providing with a back or backing | |
shift to a counterclockwise direction | |
place a bet on | |
travel backward | |
cause to travel backward | |
support financial backing for | |
be behind; approve of | |
give support or one's approval to | |
be in back of |
backward (adverb) | back (adverb) |
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in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | at or to or toward the back or rear |
in or to or toward a past time | in or to or toward a past time |
at or to or toward the back or rear | in repayment or retaliation |
in or to or toward a former location | |
in or to or toward an original condition | |
in reply |