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Uncommonbacks
The correct spelling is backs.
How to pronounce backs
/bæks/
nounIPA: /bæks/
Say it like: Bak-s
The correct spelling is backs. The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. For example: "Could you please scratch my back?"
Usage Examples
“Could you please scratch my back?”
“He sat in the back of the room.”
“The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- 2.That which is farthest away from the front.
- 3.Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
- 4.A support or resource in reserve.
- 5.The keel and keelson of a ship.
verb
- 1.To go in the reverse direction.
- 2.To support.
- 3.(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- 4.(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- 5.(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
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