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backward
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adverb
(= back, rearward, rearwards)
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
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adverb
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
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adjective
directed or facing toward the back or rear
a backward view
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adjective
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
a backward lover
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adjective
having made less than normal progress
an economically backward country
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adjective
retarded in intellectual development
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adverb
(= back)
in or to or toward a past time
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
facing
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noun
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
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noun
an ornamental coating to a building
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noun
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
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noun
(= lining)
providing something with a surface of a different material
Mach
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noun
Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)
cone
Noun
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A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.
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A cone is a fruit of a conifer.
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A cone is an ice cream cone.