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1. back
noun. ['ˈbæk'] the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.
Synonyms
- thoracic vertebra
- dorsum
- saddle
- dorsal vertebra
- body part
- small
- lat
- body
- torso
- lumbar vertebra
- latissimus dorsi
Antonyms
- coarse
- artifact
- thinness
- breakableness
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Back
- post-attack
- vanvlack
- knick-knack
- unpack
- tabak
- stracke
- strack
- repack
- oblak
- dulac
- chirac
- beaulac
- whack
- trak
- track
- trac
- stack
- stac
- spak
- spack
- snack
- smack
- slack
- schrack
- schnack
- schlack
- quack
- plaque
- placke
- plack
How do you pronounce back?
Pronounce back as bæk.
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UK - How to pronounce back in British English
How do you spell back? Is it bcak ?
A common misspelling of back is bcak
Sentences with back
1. Noun, singular or mass
Does your back still hurt when you bench press?
2. Adverb
Your medical team will work with you to find the best lower back pain workout plan for your body.
3. Verb, base form
Come up with key points to back up your thesis.
Quotes about back
1. Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
2. It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
- Leonardo da Vinci
3. To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
- Lord Acton
2. back
adverb. ['ˈbæk'] at or to or toward the back or rear.
Synonyms
- rearward
- rearwards
- backward
Antonyms
- disprove
- disagree
- take
- inactivity
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. back
adjective. ['ˈbæk'] related to or located at the back.
Synonyms
- posterior
- rearmost
- rear
- hindermost
- backmost
- aft
- rearward
Antonyms
- front
- anterior
- disallow
- boycott
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. back
adverb. ['ˈbæk'] in or to or toward a past time.
Antonyms
- ahead
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. back
noun. ['ˈbæk'] the side that goes last or is not normally seen.
Synonyms
- quarter
- poop
- rear
- side
- after part
- stern
- tail
- empennage
Antonyms
- old
- uppercase
- loud
- immoderate
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. back
verb. ['ˈbæk'] be behind; approve of.
Synonyms
- plunk for
- champion
- warrant
- indorse
- support
- approve
- okay
- second
- O.K.
- defend
- guarantee
- sanction
- plump for
Antonyms
- left
- right
- unerect
- erect
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. back
verb. ['ˈbæk'] travel backward.
Synonyms
- back out
- go
- locomote
- travel
Antonyms
- marginality
- centrality
- anteriority
- northernness
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. back
noun. ['ˈbæk'] the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer.
Synonyms
- place
- position
Antonyms
- thickness
- thin
- hardness
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. back
verb. ['ˈbæk'] give support or one's approval to.
Synonyms
- plunk for
- indorse
- support
- second
- back up
- plump for
Antonyms
- essential
- primary
- senior
- basic
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. back
verb. ['ˈbæk'] support financial backing for.
Antonyms
- internal
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))