Unscramble BACKS - 21 Words Found

Complete Definitions of Backs /bæks/

Noun

1. 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?”
2. That which is farthest away from the front. — “He sat in the back of the room.”
3. 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.”
4. A support or resource in reserve.
5. The keel and keelson of a ship. — “The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.”

Synonyms: dorsum, reverse

Antonyms: front, front

Verb

1. To go in the reverse direction. — “the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back”
2. To support. — “I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?”
3. (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.
4. (of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
5. (of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

Antonyms: veer

Noun

1. 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.
2. A ferryboat.