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BACK
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
defensive players
establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
in or to or toward a past time; "set the
BALL
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner
CAKE
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face"
small flat mass of chopped food
CHIP
(golf) a low running approach shot
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a piece of dried bovine dung
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
cut a nick into
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
play a chip shot
the act of chipping something
LINE
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advance
MARK
a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
an indication of dam
PIPE
a hollow cylindrical shape
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
a tubular wind instrument
play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
the flues and stops on a pipe organ
transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
utter a shrill cry
TRAP
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
a hazard on a golf course
a light two-wheeled carriage
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
informal terms for the mouth
place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
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BALLS
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner
DANCE
a party for social dancing
a party of people assembled for dancing
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
KNOTS
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted her fingers"
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
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CRACKER
a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
a poor White person in the southern United States
a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers"
a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
3 letter answer(s) to word that can follow the
DAY
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to
MAN
a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"
a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;
WAR
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
make or wage war
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
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