the posterior part of the human body, extending from the neck to the pelvis

the corresponding or upper part of an animal

the spinal column

the part or side of an object opposite the front

the part or side of anything less often seen or used

the part or side of anything that is furthest from the front or from a spectator

the convex part of something

something that supports, covers, or strengthens the rear of an object

the part of a book to which the pages are glued or that joins the covers

the upper surface of a joist, rafter, slate, tile, etc, when in position

to move or cause to move backwards

to provide support, money, or encouragement for (a person, enterprise, etc)

to bet on the success of

to provide with a back, backing, or lining

to provide with a music accompaniment

to provide a background for; be at the back of

to countersign or endorse

to mount the back of

to have the back facing (towards)

(of the wind) to change direction in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern

to position (a sail) so that the wind presses on its opposite side

situated behind

of the past

owing from an earlier date

remote

(of a road) not direct

moving in a backward direction

of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue retracted towards the soft palate, as for the vowels in English hard, fall, hot, full, fool

at, to, or towards the rear; away from something considered to be the front; backwards;behind

in, to, or towards the original starting point, place, or condition

in or into the past

in reply, repayment, or retaliation

in check

in concealment; in reserve

a large tub or vat, esp one used by brewers