Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stake (noun) | back (noun) |
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a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | the side that goes last or is not normally seen |
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | a support that you can lean against while sitting |
the money risked on a gamble | the part of a garment that covers the back of your body |
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | 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 |
stake (adjective) | back (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 |
stake (verb) | back (verb) |
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place a bet on | establish as valid or genuine |
mark with a stake | strengthen by providing with a back or backing |
tie or fasten to a stake | shift to a counterclockwise direction |
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | place a bet on |
put at risk | 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 |
stake (adverb) | back (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 |