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3 letters

AID
The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

AFT
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

AGO
In the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

FRO

OPT
Select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

4 letters

FUND
A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies

ABET
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

LAID
Set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"

REAR
The side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

GAGE
A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

GAME
An amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"

PUNT
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"

PAST
A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

HIND
Any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

5 letters

BETON

BOOST
The act of giving hope or support to someone

STAKE
A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

STERN
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"

COVER
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

BETON
Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

SPINE
A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

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RACHIS
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

BACKUP
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"

BEHIND
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

DORSUM
The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

SECOND
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

ASTERN
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

7 letters

FINANCE
The management of money and credit and banking and investments

ENDORSE
Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

INREPLY

SUPPORT
Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

EARLIER
Earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"

REVERSE
Turning in the opposite direction

BINDING
The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

ESPOUSE
Take in marriage

INDORSE
Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

SPONSOR
An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

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RETURNED

DEFENDER
A person who cares for persons or property

REARWARD
Direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"

PLUMPFOR
Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

PLUNKFOR
Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

BACKBONE
The part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

BACKREST
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

BACKWARD
Having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"

9 letters

TOTHEREAR

TOTHEREAR

REARWARDS
At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

BACKWARDS
At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

10 letters

GOTOBATFOR

11 letters

BOOKBINDING
The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

REVERSESIDE

REVERSESIDE

12 letters

SPINALCOLUMN
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

13 letters

PUTINAWORDFOR

15 letters

VERTEBRALCOLUMN
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"