Backs
/bæks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts5 letters
Definition of Backs
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."
- A support or resource in reserve.
- The keel and keelson of a ship.
"The ship's back broke in the pounding surf."
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.
- (of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- (of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
dorsumreverse
ANTONYMS
frontveer