Backbend
an acrobatic feat in which one bends backward from a standing position until one’s hands touch the floor.
noun
a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
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- Backbite
to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present). to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present. Historical Examples backbite (Sir Benjamin), nephew of Crabtree, very conceited, and very censorious. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. The […]
- Backblocks
the outback: They live in the backblocks. Historical Examples They come down from the backblocks with perhaps a hundred pounds to spend on a week of blissful unconsciousness. Captivity M. Leonora Eyles You’ll be jolly glad to get rid of me and be off with the uncle into the backblocks. Captivity M. Leonora Eyles In […]
- Backboard
a board placed at or forming the back of anything. Basketball. a board or other flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached. Contemporary Examples Ramos was still showing no signs of life when they got him on a backboard and into the ambulance. ‘Please Don’t Die!’: The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops […]
- Back boiler
noun a tank or series of pipes at the back of a fireplace for heating water US name water back
- Backbone
Anatomy. the spinal column; spine. strength of character; resolution. something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function. Bookbinding. a back or bound edge of a book; spine. Nautical. a rope running along the middle of an awning, as a reinforcement and as an object to which a supporting bridle or crowfoot may be attached. […]