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backside
/ˈbækˌsaɪd/
noun 5adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
becoming, flat, freezing, hateful, unfinished
VERB + BACKSIDE
address, connected, fell, making, poked, tumble
BACKSIDE + NOUN
alley, cactus, wall
PREP.
in, off, on, with
Definitions
noun
1
The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly
I gazed uncomprehendedly at the unfinished backside of the wall of the next room and wondered what had happened to my face.
2
The back side of anything, the part opposite its front
The building's backside faced an alley and was covered in grime and graffiti.
3
The back side of anything, the part opposite its front
Having ridden the horse all day for the first time, I had painful blisters on my backside.
With an arrowe so broad, He shott him into the backe-syde.
4
The back side of anything, the part opposite its front
5
The reverse or opposite of anything.
...to endorse him on the backside of posterity, not a golden, but a brazen Asse...
adj
1
Approaching an obstacle backward.
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Idioms & Phrases
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I gazed uncomprehendedly at the unfinished backside of the wall of the next room and wondered what had happened to my face.
Wiktionary02
The building's backside faced an alley and was covered in grime and graffiti.
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Having ridden the horse all day for the first time, I had painful blisters on my backside.
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Write the sender's address on the backside!
Tatoeba · #212348205
I ate too many beans and now my backside cannot stop singing.
Tatoeba · #488005306
The flaps and ailerons are connected to the backside of the wings.
Tatoeba · #5325753Usage Notes
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