n. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"

n. [the posterior part of a body from the neck to the end of the spine]

n. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

n. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

n. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

n. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

n. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

n. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

v. happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"

v. exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France"

v. have a certain priority; "My family comes first"

v. be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"

v. come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"

v. reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"

v. experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"

v. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"

v. be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"

v. strengthen by providing with a back or backing

v. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"

v. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

v. to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"

v. come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"

v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

v. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

adv. in reply; "he wrote back three days later"

adv. in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"

adv. in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"

adv. in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

n. the back part of the human foot

n. one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"

v. come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

v. come from

v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

n. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

n. the side that is seen or that goes first

n. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

v. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

v. go away or leave

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

adv. to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"

adv. to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"