reject back

reject back
noun
: a back veneer (as of a table top) concealed from view and having specified allowable imperfections or open joints

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  • reject — (v.) early 15c., from L. rejectus, pp. of reicere to throw back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Rejected; rejecting. The noun is first …   Etymology dictionary

  • reject — [ri jekt′; ] for n. [ rē′jekt] vt. [LME rejecten < L rejectus, pp. of reicere, rejicere, to throw or fling back < re , back + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. to refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc. 2. to discard or throw… …   English World dictionary

  • reject — ► VERB 1) dismiss as inadequate or faulty. 2) refuse to consider or agree to. 3) fail to show due affection or concern for. 4) Medicine show a damaging immune response to (a transplanted organ or tissue). ► NOUN ▪ a rejected person or thing.… …   English terms dictionary

  • back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See rear. v. t. support; aid; promote, fund, finance (See means); stand behind, encourage. v. i. move backward, reverse. See regression. Ant., front. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rear, hinder, after,… …   English dictionary for students

  • back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… …   English dictionary

  • back — noun 1》 the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.     ↘the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body.     ↘the spine.     ↘the main structure of a ship s hull or an aircraft s fuselage. 2》 the side or part of… …   English new terms dictionary

  • back — I n 1. rear, end, tail end, heel, stern; posterior, breech, buttocks, rump, fundament, hindquarters, (of animals) loins, (horse) croup; (of the neck) nape, (of the neck) scruff, (of the head) Anat. occiput; reverse, reverse side, other side, flip …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • back — Synonyms and related words: a priori, a rebours, a reculons, abandon, abet, accented, acknowledgments, advance, advocate, affirm, afford support, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, again, against the grain, ago, aid, alpenstock,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • reject — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rejectus, past participle of reicere, from re + jacere to throw more at jet Date: 15th century 1. a. to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use < rejected the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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