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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. back
noun. ['ˈbæk'] the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Lean Back
- post-attack
- vanvlack
- knick-knack
- unpack
- tabak
- stracke
- strack
- repack
- oblak
- dulac
- chirac
- beaulac
- whack
- trak
- track
- trac
- stack
- stac
- spak
- spack
- snack
- smack
- slack
- schrack
- schnack
- schlack
- quack
- plaque
- placke
- plack
2. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] to incline or bend from a vertical position.
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. back
adverb. ['ˈbæk'] at or to or toward the back or rear.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. back
adjective. ['ˈbæk'] related to or located at the back.
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. back
adverb. ['ˈbæk'] in or to or toward a past time.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. back
noun. ['ˈbæk'] the side that goes last or is not normally seen.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. lean
adjective. ['ˈliːn'] lacking excess flesh.
Synonyms
- lanky
- shrunken
- slim-waisted
- spindle-shanked
- skeletal
- gangly
- spare
- gangling
- reedy
- weedy
- stringy
- bony
- shrivelled
- slender
- slight
- svelte
- pinched
- reedlike
- skinny
- wisplike
- wispy
- underweight
- wizened
- haggard
- anorectic
- wizen
- slim
- twiglike
- emaciated
- hollow-eyed
- boney
- sunken-eyed
- spindly
- scraggy
- body weight
- trim
- rawboned
- wiry
- deep-eyed
- wasp-waisted
- ectomorphic
- anorexic
- cadaverous
- withered
- gaunt
- scrawny
- slender-waisted
- spindle-legged
- scarecrowish
- lank
- twiggy
- thin
- shriveled
Antonyms
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. lean
verb. ['ˈliːn'] cause to lean or incline.
Antonyms
Etymology
- lene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hlæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- lenen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleonian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. back
verb. ['ˈbæk'] be behind; approve of.
Synonyms
Etymology
- bak (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
