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backs
noun
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Definition of backs:

backs (noun):
capacity for labor, effort, or endurance
the body considered as the wearer of clothes
the back considered as an area of vulnerability
the back considered as the seat of one's awareness of duty or failings
the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

Synonyms for backs:

spinebackcovertailsbackbonebinding

Antonyms for backs:

inquiresaddressesfightsbattlesblocksquestionswithstandschallengesrefuses

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