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tailback vs back

back vs tailback

tailback and back both are nouns.

tailback is not an adjective while back is an adjective.

tailback is not a verb while back is a verb.

tailback is not an adverb while back is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tailback Yes No No No
back Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, back is a hypernym of tailback; that is, back is a word with a broader meaning than tailback:
  • tailback: (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage
  • back: (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
As nouns, back is a hypernym of tailback; that is, back is a word with a broader meaning than tailback:
  • tailback: (American football) the person who plays tailback
  • back: (football) a person who plays in the backfield
tailback (noun) back (noun)
(American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
(American football) the person who plays tailback 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
tailback (adjective) back (adjective)
related to or located at the back
of an earlier date
located at or near the back of an animal
tailback (verb) back (verb)
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
tailback (adverb) back (adverb)
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
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