n.
one's experience, past
1) to check smb.'s ~
2) a broad; narrow; rich; specialized ~
3) one's academic, educational; cultural; religious ~
4) a ~ for (to have the right ~ for a job)
rear part of a picture, scene
5) against, on a ~ (against a dark ~)
surroundings
6) an appropriate, fitting ~
7) a ~ to (the music served as a ~ to the recitation of poetry)
a less important position
8) to relegate smb. to the ~
9) in the ~ (to remain in the ~)
history, past
10) an historical ~
11) a ~ to (do you know the ~ to this case?)