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TO TURN THE BACK

Definition: TO TURN THE BACK

TO TURN THE BACK

1. To flee; to retreat.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO TURN THE BACK

Etymologies containing "TO TURN THE BACK": Hypostrophe. (references)

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Expressions: TO TURN THE BACK

Expressions using "TO TURN THE BACK": To turn the back on To turn the back on one to turn the back upon. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO TURN THE BACK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-h-k-n-o-r-t-t-t-u"

-4 letters: buckthorn, cutthroat, thornback.

-5 letters: anchoret, barouche, betatron, breakout, buttoner, chaunter, courante, earthnut, obturate, outbreak, outcheat, outrance, outreach, outthank, rebutton, tabouret, theocrat, truncate, tuckahoe, turncoat.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO TURN THE BACK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      54 55 52 4E      54 48 45      42 41 43 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01010100 01010101 01010010 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#66 &#65 &#67 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0054 0055 0052 004E      0054 0048 0045      0042 0041 0043 004B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54492545552482544239236353745

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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