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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
wave
Noun
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A wave is the motion of water up and down.
wave
Verb
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To move from side to side again and again.
The flag waved in the wind.
structure
Noun
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The structure of something is the way that it is put together.
The structure of her writing makes it very easy to understand.
The social structure of a class is often very complex.
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A structure is something that has been built or put together, especially something big, such as a building.
The CN tower is the tallest structure in Toronto.
structure
Verb
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If you structure something in a particular way, you organise or build it that way.
Prepare a list of questions to structure the interview.