Topic: LINGUISTICS
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back4 S2 W3 [only before noun]
1 at or in the back of something [≠ front]: 
You'll be sleeping in the back bedroom.Turn to the back page. I keep my keys in my back pocket. There was the sound of giggling from the back row. The rabbit had one of its back legs caught in a trap. ➔ back door
You'll be sleeping in the back bedroom.Turn to the back page.I keep my keys in my back pocket.There was the sound of giggling from the back row.The rabbit had one of its back legs caught in a trap.2 behind something, especially a building [≠ front]: the back garden We left by the back gate.
the back gardenWe left by the back gate.3 from the back : The back view of the hotel was even less appealing than the front.
The back view of the hotel was even less appealing than the front.4 a street etc that is away from the main streets : a short cut down a back lane
back street/lane/road etc
TTRa short cut down a back lane7SL technical a back vowel sound is made by lifting your tongue at the back of your mouth
