Sway Back

Entertainment / Ballet / Sway Back: When a dancer arches their back too far resulting in an appearance of bad posture.
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Other Words for Back

Back Noun Synonyms: backside, rear, dorsum
Back Adjective Synonyms: rear, service, servants'
Back Verb Synonyms: invest in, wager or bet on
Back Adverb Synonyms: to or toward(s) the rear, rearward(s), backward(s), away
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Other Words for Sway

Sway Verb Synonyms: influence, control, power, command, authority, dominion, rule, sovereignty, leadership, mastery, grip, clutches, grasp
Sway Adjective Synonyms: wave, waver, swing, sweep, oscillate, undulate, reel, totter, swing or move to and fro or back and forth or from side to side or backwards and forwards, rock, fluctuate, bend, lean
Sway Noun Synonyms: sweep, wave, swing, (period of) oscillation, libration
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Holding Back

Entertainment / Photography / Holding Back: 1. Shortening the development time given to film to help reduce image contrast. 2. Method of decreasing exposure given to selective areas of the print. Also referred to as dodging. MORE

Holdback

Business / Real Estate / Holdback: Funds not released under a construction loan agreement due to a failure to lease to the required minimum. MORE

Kickback

Entertainment / Bowling / Kickback: Vertical division boards between the sides of the lanes at the pit end. On many hits the pins can bounce off the kickbacks and knock down more pins; see also sidewalls. Variations: Loose kickback mean MORE

Kickbacks

Entertainment / Bowling / Kickbacks: The dividers between lanes; so called because pins often kick back off a divider to knock other pins downs. MORE

Leaseback

Business / Finance / Leaseback: A transaction that involves the sale of some property, and an agreement by the seller to lease the property back from the buyer after the sale. MORE

Hogback

Science / Geology / Hogback: A formation similar to a Cuesta in that it is a ridge formed by slower erosion of hard strata, but having two steep, equally inclined slopes. MORE