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Main Entry:	back [bak] Show IPA/bæk/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	end
Synonyms:	aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail
Antonyms:	front

Main Entry:	back
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	end part
Synonyms:	aft, back end, backside, extremity, far end, hindpart, hindquarters, posterior, rear, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece
Antonyms:	front

Main Entry:	back
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	support
Synonyms:	abet, abide by, advocate, ally, angel*, assist, bankroll, boost, champion, countenance, encourage, endorse, favor, finance, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go to bat for, grubstake, sanction, second, side with, sponsor, stake, stand behind, stick by, stick up for, subsidize, sustain, underwrite, uphold
Antonyms:	discourage, dissuade

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Groupon is planning to put its initial public offering back on track even as markets remain rocky.

When cornered, rattlers feverishly shake their iconic tails as a last warning to back off.

Doctors often have a difficult time diagnosing a physical cause for some patients¿ lower back pain, which can be debilitating.

Groupon is planning to put its initial public offering back on track even as markets remain rocky.

When cornered, rattlers feverishly shake their iconic tails as a last warning to back off.

Doctors often have a difficult time diagnosing a physical cause for some patients¿ lower back pain, which can be debilitating.

Plain, stocky sandpipers, they can fly a distance equivalent to a trip to the moon and back over the course of their lifetimes.

Before the remodel, the outdoor space in back was virtually ignored.

So users can browse the internet or flip through the device's seven home screens by touching the back of the phone.

Watts grabbed a deputy inspector's hat and ran back into the park.

Vermont's winding back roads and tree-lined main streets usually provide the perfect escape for crisp days full of fall colors.

Scientists may have found a source of relief for patients with chronic lower back pain in bacteria that cause food poisoning.

The winner hurries back onto the beach, to his spot amidst the dozens of female seals in his harem.

Cut back flowering types after bloom to avoid unwanted reseeding.

Think of it this way: there may be worse things in life than the first days back at work after vacation.

Perry underwent surgery early this month to correct what his aides describe as a recurring back ailment.

September is the month when lots of kids go back to school, and so we've been posting a ton of reviews of books about school.

He had crawled to the back of his cage and bled to death.

Come back tomorrow for the first pro-Darwin argument.

To develop a more prostrate form, cut vertical stems back to the plant's main stem.

Anecdotally, restoring your data from some of these services can be a huge pain, if you can even get it back.

Bringing extinct species back to life is no longer considered science fiction.

Standing on the perch of mastery, it's easy to look back and say what the straight path to expertise is.

But if you find yourself being dragged out to sea, don't panic and don't try to fight the current and swim back to shore.

At first, the yard was accessible only through the laundry room off the back of the house.

Relief is a rolling back scratch in the brush for a hobbled horse freed of its saddle.

Knead the dough until it forms a ball that springs back when you poke it.

Kick back with a friendly game of bocce in the backyard.

As you head back to school, see if you can add a few of these tips to your school routine.

In a roller coaster you can only see the back of people's heads, but on this you could see beautiful marshlands.

Plant tops may be killed in cold winters, but will come back in spring.

She and the male swim end over end in their mating dance, transferring the fertilized eggs to pouches in her back.

He also scooped up a sick chick-its eyes were crusted shut-planning to nurse it back to health and return it to its nest.

Cut back fuchsias and marguerites to encourage new blooms.

After plants are established, pinch back halfway to encourage compact growth.

Use our list of resources and get money back on your water-saving equipment and drought-tolerant plants more.

These compact plants need cutting back only once, after fall bloom.

If plant becomes straggly, cut it back in fall add to my plant list.

To shape and control the plants' size, and to avoid cutting off next year's flower buds, prune them back right after blooms fade.

Cut plants back by half in fall to keep them compact.

Once fruiting begins, cut back on water but don't let plants become stressed.

When leaves drop in late winter or early spring, cut stems back to two buds and reduce watering to minimum.

Cut back hard in late winter to promote more compact, bushy growth.

The couple purchased an inexpensive desk, sawed off the back legs to reduce its footprint, and bolted it to the wall studs.

Studies show that back pain may have a strong genetic component, explaining why it seems to run in families.

Later in the week, for-profit colleges will find themselves back in the spotlight.

Crayola crayons take us all back with their fondly remembered look, scent and feel on paper.

Hike, bike, and knock back a pint in an idyllic college town.

The medical consensus has shifted away from bed rest for back pain and toward exercise.

He looks back through the volumes and sees that there was a life and that to him it meant something.

The country's minister of antiquities explains how he got them back.

Mexican immigrants are defying expectations in this country-and changing the landscape back home.

Use hedge shears to cut back vigorous ground covers.

Nearly four out of five people will have back pain at some time in their life.

After the grease rises, you can recover the flavorful juices more easily to add back into the gravy.

In fact, a quantum particle under the right conditions stays on the table and rolls back.

We made our own pine box and had it waiting on the back porch.

With both curtains pulled back the kitchen opens gracefully to the dining area.

The sudden onset of back pain can be the start of a long and confusing medical journey for some people.

He found a cabdriver who finally agreed to take him back to the.

But bringing them back to life may-or may not-happen soon, depending on whom you.

With a pastry brush, gently coat the back of each cookie with chocolate.

Popular during the housing boom, more borrowers are wading back into adjustable-rate mortgages.

Sometimes you won't hear back until the whole search is concluded.

On our flight out, the pilot circled back to show us the spectacular view from above.

Buzz about a quantum gravity theory that sends space and time back to their.

The clever rat won by jumping on the back of the ox, who was leading all the other animals.

If your usual chicken recipes are in need of an upgrade, these tasty meals are sure to put the pep back in your poultry fast.

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for subacute low back pain: graded activity or.

I'd flown in the night before to attend my cousin's funeral and intended to fly back to.

You're late, the traffic is a nightmare and you're yelling at the kids to stop fighting in the back.

Once rejuvenated, jump back on your horse and get out into a city with a vast range of experiences.

May be cut back severely after flowering or fruiting.

Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae, which are the bones of the spine.

They may have added clauses that make what they are doing acceptable ie specified that it must be paid back in a certain manner.

Some dreams feel so revelatory-if only returning to sleep would take us back there.

These recipes will keep everyone coming back for more.

The company argued that if it were forced to buy back bad mortgages, even more people would lose their homes.

If possible, lie down on your back and observe the breath and the changes in your upper body.

She types out a reply to his text and falls back to sleep.

Sow its seeds once, and pink or white flowers come back year.

More than a dozen years later, she's tiptoeing back into view.

Plants see-through quality makes it suited for foreground as well as back of border.

Many popular treatments for back and neck pain may be ineffective or overused.

Calls about ammunition brought back by soldiers have become frequent for many law enforcement agencies.

Main Entry:	back
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	put in reverse direction
Synonyms:	backtrack, drive back, fall back, recede, regress, repel, repulse, retire, retract, retreat, reverse, turn tail, withdraw
Antonyms:	advance, go forward

Main Entry:	abaft
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	to the rear
Synonyms:	astern, back, behind, rearward

Main Entry:	abet
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	assist, help in wrongdoing
Synonyms:	advocate, back, condone, egg on, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge
Antonyms:	counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist

Main Entry:	about
Part of Speech:	adverb
Definition:	in an opposite direction
Synonyms:	around, back, backward, in reverse, round

Main Entry:	accompaniment
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	music that supports a theme or performer in a composition
Synonyms:	back, back-up, background, backing, harmony, instrument, part

Main Entry:	advocate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	support idea or cause publicly
Synonyms:	advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate
Antonyms:	assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest

* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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