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| abaft |
in nautical terminology, toward the stern from; behind. [1/2 definitions] |
| account |
a statement of the causes or reasons behind some action, event, or phenomenon. [1/16 definitions] |
| after |
behind in time, order, or place; later than. [2/12 definitions] |
| Alaska Standard Time |
the standard time used in most of Alaska, nine hours behind Greenwich time. |
| alley1 |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city. [2/5 definitions] |
| altarpiece |
a work of art that decorates the area above and behind an altar. |
| arrearage |
the condition of being in arrears or behind in the payment of a debt. [1/2 definitions] |
| astern |
behind a boat or aircraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| Atlantic Standard Time |
the standard time used in the western Atlantic and the easternmost parts of Canada, four hours behind Greenwich time. |
| backfield |
in football, those offensive players whose position is behind the line, or those defensive players whose position is behind the linebackers. [1/2 definitions] |
| backlit |
illuminated from behind. |
| back seat |
a seat or seating area behind other seats, esp. of a vehicle. |
| backstage |
taking place or located behind the areas of a theater stage that are not visible to the audience. [2/4 definitions] |
| back up |
of traffic, to become so slow that vehicles form long lines behind each other with little space between each vehicle. [1/8 definitions] |
| backyard |
an open area behind a house that is part of the homeowner's property. |
| balkline |
a line parallel and close to one end of a billiard table, from behind which the opening shot is made. |
| bed |
the area behind the cab of a truck on which the truck's cargo is loaded. [1/10 definitions] |
| behindhand |
behind the times; backward. [1/3 definitions] |
| bicycle |
a lightweight vehicle with two wheels one behind the other, handlebars for steering, pedals for locomotion, and a small saddlelike seat. (See cycle.) [1/2 definitions] |
| blind spot |
an area nearby but which, or in which, one cannot see or hear what is happening, such as an area behind an automobile in motion that the driver cannot see through a rear-view mirror, or an acoustically dead spot in an auditorium. [1/4 definitions] |
| break out |
to go in a completely new direction, leaving others or one's old ways behind. [1/5 definitions] |
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