backstep
backpedal
draw back
retrodisplace
retropose
retrofocus
turn down
retrad
ana-
arseling
back
back off
backwardness
reverted
reverse
rursiradiate
retrogress
set back
downturn
remotion
run down
frontward
droop
spread out
regredient
subduct
turn out
rotate
aversely
double
splay
backwardly
reflexed
retro-
retrose
downcoming
retrovert
arselong
endward
regardant
downstrike
retire
retreat
diffuse
recede
gostun
pull back
re-
spread
downturned
fan out
misstep
pull away
backwardism
longitudinal
backwardsness
rearwards
withdraw
move back
reverseways
reversewise
pass
surpass
pass by
travel by
go past
rock
downwardly
dipping
fall
sway
backwind
shake
descent
go by
beway
retrospective
untread
understep
come down to
retrograde
retrotort
retroflexion
downpress
step over
backswing
retrocessive
backsplash
retroflection
mispursue
obversion
retrad
reverted
rursiradiate
frontward
regredient
reflexed
retrose
downcoming
regardant
back
downturned
longitudinal
rearwards
retrospective
retrocessive
retrograde
arseling
frontward
aversely
double
backwardly
arselong
endward
rearwards
reverseways
reversewise
downstrike
downwardly
retrograde
back
backstep
backwardness
reverse
remotion
misstep
backwardism
backwardsness
dipping
fall
descent
beway
retroflexion
retroflection
obversion
backstep
backpedal
draw back
retrodisplace
retropose
retrofocus
turn down
back
back off
retrogress
set back
downturn
run down
droop
spread out
subduct
turn out
rotate
splay
retrovert
downstrike
retire
retreat
diffuse
recede
gostun
pull back
spread
fan out
pull away
withdraw
move back
pass
surpass
pass by
travel by
go past
rock
sway
backwind
shake
go by
untread
understep
come down to
retrotort
downpress
step over
backswing
backsplash
mispursue
fall
verb
- To take a step backwards
- To be arranged in steps going backwards.
- To return to a previous place or time.
- To retract or take back.
- To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
- To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.
noun
- A step backwards
- An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
- A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
- The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
- Flow over a backward-facing step.
adj
adv
verb
- travel backward
- cause to travel backward
- be behind; approve of
- give support or one's approval to
- support financial backing for
- be in back of
- place a bet on
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- establish as valid or genuine
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
adv
- in or to or toward a former location
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in or to or toward an original condition
- in or to or toward a past time
- in reply
- in repayment or retaliation
adj
noun
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
adj
noun
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The opposite of something.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
- The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
verb
- To transpose the positions of two things.
- To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
- To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- To turn something inside out or upside down.
adj
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- Reversed.
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
noun
verb
- turn outward
- be shown or be found to be
- prove to be in the result or end
- produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
- result or end
- come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
- bring forth
- put out or expel from a place
- come and gather for a public event
- outfit or equip, as with accessories
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- get up and out of bed
adv
noun
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
adj
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
adj
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- twice as great or many
- large enough for two
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
verb
adj
adj
adj
verb
- To go in a downward direction.
- To move downward in a stiking motion.
- To arc to ground in a downstrike.
- To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
- To strike from above.
- To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
- To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
- To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
adv
noun
- A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
- A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
- A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
- A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
- A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
- A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
- A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
adj
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
- withdraw from active participation
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- lose interest
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- cause to get out
- prepare for sleep
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- move away, as for privacy
- move back
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
noun
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- an area where you can be alone
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
verb
- move outward
- distribute or disperse widely
- become distributed or widespread
- spread across or over
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- cause to become widely known
- become widely known and passed on
- strew or distribute over an area
- cover by spreading something over
- distribute over a surface in a layer
adj
- distributed or spread over a considerable extent
- prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
- fully extended in width
noun
- process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
- a haphazard distribution in all directions
- a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
- a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
- two facing pages of a book or other publication
- the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
- decorative cover for a bed
- act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
adj
verb
verb
- pull back or move away or backward
- withdraw from active participation
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- cause to be returned
- take back what one has said
- keep away from others
- break from a meeting or gathering
- retire gracefully
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- lose interest
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
verb
- move past
- go across or through
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
noun
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a difficult juncture
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- a usually brief attempt
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
adj
verb
verb
verb
noun
- a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
- material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
- (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
- hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
- a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
- pitching dangerously to one side
noun
- The act of inclining downward.
- The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.
- The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth.
- The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
- An act or process of immersing.
- The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
noun
- a movement downward
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a downward slope or bend
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
verb
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- come under, be classified or included
- fall from clouds
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- be captured
- occur at a specified time or place
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- yield to temptation or sin
- lose office or power
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- move in a specified direction
- be due
- lose one's chastity
- to be given by right or inheritance
- come into the possession of
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be inherited by
- slope downward
- lose an upright position suddenly
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- fall or flow in a certain way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- be cast down
- come out; issue
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- begin vigorously
- go as if by falling
- come as if by falling
verb
- move back and forth or sideways
- move or cause to move back and forth
- move with or as if with a tremor
- shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
- undermine or cause to waver
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- get rid of
- bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
- shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
noun
- building material used as siding or roofing
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
verb
- To take a step that is not far enough forward.
- To have a gait in which the hind foot touches the ground behind the point where the front foot touches the ground.
- Not to go as far as a boundary or limit.
noun
- A step that acts as a base to hold something.
- A gait in which the hind feet touch the ground behind the point where the front feet touch the ground.
- The underside of a step.
- A movement in which one understeps.
adj
adv
adj
- Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.
- Reverting to an inferior or less developed state; declining, regressing.
- Having a passage of music played backwards.
- Of a celestial body: seeming to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- Of the order of something: inverse, reverse.
- Of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
- Of amnesia: relating to the period leading up to the episode which caused it.
- Of ideas or a person: opposing social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo; conservative.
- Of an animal: appearing to regress to a less developed form during its lifetime.
- Of a metamorphic change: resulting from a decrease in pressure or temperature.
verb
- To cause (a land feature such as a coastline or waterfall) to undergo retrogradation, that is, to travel in the direction of the land or upstream due to erosion.
- To revert to an inferior or less developed state; to decline, to regress.
- Of a celestial body, especially a planet: to show retrogradation; to seem to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- To retreat or withdraw from a position.
- Of a land feature: to travel in the direction of the land or upstream due to erosion.
- To change (minerals, rocks, etc.) metamorphically through a decrease in pressure or temperature.
noun
- The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last, and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
- A movement backwards or opposite to the intended or normal motion.
- The apparent movement of a planet across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- One who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo; a conservative.
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