backbiter, n. defamer, detractor, maligner, vilifier, slanderer, calumniator.
backbiting, n. [defamation], vilification, traducement, calumny, slander ([secret]).
backbone, n. [spine], spinal [column], rachis, chine. Associated words: vertebræ, Vertebrata, vertebra, vertebral [spinal]. See spine.
backbone, n. moral principle, steadfastness, [stability], firmness, [stamina].
backboned, a. vertebrate, vertebrated. Antonyms: invertebrate, invertebrated.
backdown, n. [surrender], recession, [withdrawal].
backhouse, n. outhouse, [privy], [necessary], [water-closet], jakes, latrine (in camp or hospital).
backing, n. [support], [coöperation], seconding, [assistance], subsidy.
backing out. [withdrawal], [retreat], recession, [retirement].
back out. (Colloq.) [withdraw], [retreat], resile, recede, [retire].