Supine: alternatives and connections

To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situatio…

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or co…

A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a…

An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).

To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; fre…

of Crow

Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova…

Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surfa…

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fia…

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The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.