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Nouns (22)

back

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

back

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

back

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

back

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

back, backrest

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

back, rear

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

spring, give, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

back, background, rear

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"

back, previous, previous button

n. a button in a web browser or web page that takes you to the previous page or section when pressed

back, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column

n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

Verbs (87)

give

v. estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

give

v. convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"

give

v. emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

back

v. support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"

throw, give

v. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

give, pay

v. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

give, render

v. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"

give, establish

v. bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

give, leave with

v. leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

give, apply

v. give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

give, cause to have

v. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

back, travel backward

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

back, cause to travel backward

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

back, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

back, be in back of

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

give, pay, devote

v. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

yield, give, bring about

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

back, substantiate, back up

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

second, back, endorse, indorse

v. give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

return, yield, give, generate, render

v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

gift, give, present, make a present of, give as a present

v. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

give, kick in, contribute, chip in, make a contribution

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

Adverbs (14)

back, to the place of origin

adv. "She went back to her parents' house"

back, to the original state

adv. "He went back to sleep"

back, ago, in the past, into the past

adv. "Sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

back, backward, toward the past

adv. "Don't think back"

back, in reply, in return

adv. "He wrote back three days later"

Adjectives (3)

back

adj. related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"

back, out-of-date

adj. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"

Fuzzynyms (306)

heel

n. the back part of the human foot

end

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"

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

dorsum

n. the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot"

barb

n. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

bristle

n. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

quill, pinion, flight feather, quill feather

n. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

practice, practise, rehearse

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

transcribe

v. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"

record, show, register, read

v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

transcribe, transliterate

v. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

transcribe

v. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

plaster, poultice

v. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, legislate

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

favor, favour, privilege

v. bestow a privilege upon

place, target, direct, aim at, point at

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

sanctify, bless, consecrate, hallow

v. render holy by means of religious rites

practice, practise, exercise, do, carry out

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

browse, graze, crop, range, pasture

v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

forage, wander and feed

v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

leave, allow, allow for, provide for

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

subsidize, support with subsidies

v. support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

advance, pay in advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

late

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

old

adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

previous, former

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

late

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

Synonyms (36)

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

aft

adj. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

discontinued, out of production, out of print, out of use

adj. stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"

obsolete, disused

adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"

obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, superannuated

adj. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

obsolescent

adj. becoming obsolete

Antonyms (57)

front

n. the side that is seen or that goes first

bow, fore, nose, prow, stem

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

front

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

take, take away

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

strip, deprive, divest, dispossess

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

inquire, ask, enquire

v. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

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

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

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

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

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

face, look, front, be opposite to

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"

starve, deprive of food

v. deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"

deprive

v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

assuage, slake, quench, allay

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

front

adj. relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"

adj. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

current

adj. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

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