BACKS
/bæks/
13
Scrabble
15
WWF
B(3) A(1) C(3) K(5) S(1)
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Definition
/bæks/
noun
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.“Could you please scratch my back?”
- That which is farthest away from the front.“He sat in the back of the room.”
- Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.“The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.”
verb
- To go in the reverse direction.“the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back”
- To support.“I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?”
- (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
noun
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- A ferryboat.
Source: Wiktionary
