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Nouns (31)

move

n. the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

move

n. the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"

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

move, turn

n. (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

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"

move, motion, movement, change of location

n. the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

move, motion, movement, change of position

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

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 (62)

move

v. go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"

move

v. dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"

back

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

move, be active

v. be in a state of action; "she is always moving"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, arouse pity in

v. arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

move, change position

v. move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move, work

v. move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"

move, change residence

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

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"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, propose formally, make a motion

v. propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

move, go, proceed

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

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"

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

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

Adverbs (29)

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"

back, away from the front, to the rear, towards the rear, towards the back

adv. "He moved back"

back, backward, backwards, aback, in a reclining position

adv. "Lean back"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

Adjectives (8)

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"

back, hind, rear, hinder, hindmost

adj. located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"

Fuzzynyms (416)

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"

traffic

n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

translation, transformation

n. the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"

passage, transition

n. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, subdivision

n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

division

n. the act or process of dividing

operation

n. a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"

traffic

n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

transportation, shipping, transport

n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

travel, traveling, travelling

n. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

locomotion, travel

n. self-propelled movement

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

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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

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

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

work, exercise

v. give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

resettle, settle anew

v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

shift, transfer, move around

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

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

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, proceed

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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

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

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

withdraw, bow out

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, displace, make move

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

generate, bring forth, bring into being

v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

rush, stimulate, hasten, induce

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

precipitate

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

sire, mother, father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

leave, go away, go forth

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

retire, put out

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

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"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

trek, go trekking

v. go trekking

disjoint, disarticulate

v. separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

disjoin, disjoint, make disjoint

v. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

replace, put back

v. put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

drag, haul, cart

v. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

replace, supplant, supersede, supervene upon

v. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, travel, go, locomote

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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

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

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

subsidize, support with subsidies

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

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

click, get through, come home to, penetrate, dawn on, sink in, click with, get across, came to, fall into place

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

support, sustain, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

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

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

maintain, uphold

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

support, defend, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

cover, insure, underwrite

v. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

understand, sympathize, empathize

v. be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

recognize, accredit

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

license, licence, certify

v. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

sign, ratify

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

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"

back, sanction

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

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

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

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"

higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy

adv. "They were piled up higgledy-piggledy"

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

Synonyms (58)

recede, pull away, move away

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

move out

v. move out of one's old house or office

climb, mount, go up, climb up

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

go out, become unfashionable, go out of fashion

v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable

set, go down, go under

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

decline, go down

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

continue, go on, proceed, carry on

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

tour, travel around

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

travel around, peregrinate

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

go, go away, depart, travel away

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

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

caudal

adj. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises; "caudal fins"; "the caudal end of the body"

retral

adj. at or near or toward the posterior

Antonyms (70)

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"

stop, stoppage

n. the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

front

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

rest, repose, be quiescent

v. be at rest

be immobile, be fixed, stand still, hold still

v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

play

v. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

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"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

stay in place

v. be stationary

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

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"

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

forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front

adv. "He faced forward"

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

move back

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