backswimmer
— Noun
– English
～ predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
backsword
— Noun
– English
～ a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
backsword
— Noun
– English
～ a sword with only one cutting edge
backtalk
— Noun
– English
～ an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
backtrack
— Verb
– English
～ retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
backup
— Noun
– English
～ a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
backup
— Noun
– English
～ someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
backup
— Noun
– English
～ an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
backup
— Noun
– English
～ the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
backup
— Noun
– English
～ (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
backward
— Adverb
– English
～ in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
backward
— Adverb
– English
～ at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
backward
— Adverb
– English
～ in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
backward
— Adjective
– English
～ retarded in intellectual development
backward
— Adjective
– English
～ (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"