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he lay on his back , back / bak/ • n. 1. the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips: he lay on his back ∎ the corresponding upper surface of an ani… Backing , backing •backing, blacking, packing, sacking, tracking, whacking •ranking, spanking •nerve-racking •marking, sarking •making, taking, undertaking •ma… Backpack , back·pack / ˈbakˌpak/ • n. a bag, often supported by a metal frame, with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back. ∎ a knapsack… humpback , hump·back / ˈhəmpˌbak/ • n. 1. (also humpback whale) a baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white… Aback , a·back / əˈbak/ • adv. 1. archaic toward or situated to the rear: the little strip of pasture aback of the house. 2. Sailing with the sail pressed ba… Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames England) , hand / hand/ • n. 1. the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb: she placed the money on the palm of her…
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