retrace+one's+steps

  • 111Back step — Back Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 112Back stream — Back Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 113To take the back track — Back Back, a. 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. [1913 Webster] 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 114Circulation (architecture) — In the field of architecture, circulation refers to the way people move through and interact with a building.[1] In public buildings, circulation is of high importance; for example, in buildings such as museums, it is key to have a floor plan… …

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  • 115return — re·turn 1 vt 1 a: to give (an official account or report) to a superior (as by a list or statement) return the names of all residents in the ward return a list of jurors b: to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or… …

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  • 116edhwierfan — wv/t1b to return, retrace one s steps …

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  • 117fall back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retreat; reserve, backup. See escape, regression, substitution. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. yield, recede, withdraw, give way; see retreat 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move back in the face …

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  • 118retrograde — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. retreating, retrogressive, reversed, deteriorating, degenerate, decadent. See regression. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Backward] Syn. retrogressive, regressive, recessive; see backward 1 , reversed .… …

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  • 119backpedal — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. retract, take back, recant, retreat, renege, back down. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move in a reverse direction: back, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. Idiom: retrace one s… …

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  • 120backtrack — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move in a reverse direction: back, backpedal, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. Idiom: retrace one s steps. See FORWARD …

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