Hypernym

body part 1

noun

any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

Part_meronym

saddle 6

noun

posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

torso 1

noun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

small 1

noun

the slender part of the back

latissimus dorsi 1

noun

a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

thoracic vertebra 1

noun

one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

dorsum 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

Examples

1.his back was nicely tanned

Synonyms

back 1
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

Derivationally related form

dorsal 1

adjective

belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

Part_holonym

saddle 6

noun

posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

torso 1

noun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

small 1

noun

the slender part of the back

latissimus dorsi 1

noun

a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

thoracic vertebra 1

noun

one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra