Words in english starting with B

• backstairs — Noun – English ～ a second staircase at the rear of a building
• backstay — Noun – English ～ a stay that supports the back of something
• backstitch — Verb – English ～ do backstitches
• backstitch — Noun – English ～ an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
• backstop — Verb – English ～ act as a backstop
• backstop — Noun – English ～ (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
• backstop — Noun – English ～ (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
• backstop — Noun – English ～ a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
• backstroke — Verb – English ～ swim on one's back
• backstroke — Noun – English ～ a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
• backstroker — Noun – English ～ someone who swims the backstroke
• backswept — Adjective – English ～ used of hair
• backswimmer — Noun – English ～ predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
• backsword — Noun – English ～ a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
• backsword — Noun – English ～ a sword with only one cutting edge
• backtalk — Noun – English ～ an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
• backtrack — Verb – English ～ retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
• backup — Noun – English ～ a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
• backup — Noun – English ～ someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
• backup — Noun – English ～ an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

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