adv. in the reverse of the usual or right way; toward the back or rear
We counted backwards from ten. OR He looked backwards before backing out.
We counted backwards from ten. OR He looked backwards before backing out.
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A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards.
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Please do not mortify me by wearing your pants backwards.
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Spinning propellers push air backwards.
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Judy Moody had to spell the word "racecar" on backwards day. Her teacher said it was a palindrome. What is a palindrome?
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The male zeren has lyre-shaped horns which curl backwards from the forehead.
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Something can be moving forward or backwards depending on what?
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He looked backwards before backing out.
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Why do squirrels have ankles that can turn around backwards.
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What does Tibbar Jack spelled backwards spell?
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reverse; rearward;back
forward
2 syllables
back-wards
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