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back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
scattering
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noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
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noun
(= sprinkling)
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
the first scatterings of green
a sprinkling of grey at his temples
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noun
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
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noun
(= dispersion)
spreading widely or driving off
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noun
(= scatter)
the act of scattering
factor
Noun
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A factor is one of a number of things that causes a result.
The main factor in the success of our program is our excellent teachers.