Words in english

• backbone — Noun – English ～ the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
• backbone — Noun – English ～ a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
• backbone — Noun – English ～ the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
• backbreaking — Adjective – English ～ characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
• backchat — Noun – English ～ light teasing repartee
• backcloth — Noun – English ～ scenery hung at back of stage
• backcross — Verb – English ～ mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
• backdate — Verb – English ～ make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
• backdoor — Noun – English ～ a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
• backdoor — Noun – English ～ an entrance at the rear of a building
• backdoor — Noun – English ～ an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
• backdown — Noun – English ～ a retraction of a previously held position
• backdrop — Noun – English ～ scenery hung at back of stage
• backed — Adjective – English ～ having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
• backed — Adjective – English ～ used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
• backer — Noun – English ～ invests in a theatrical production
• backfield — Noun – English ～ the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
• backfire — Verb – English ～ set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
• backfire — Verb – English ～ come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"
• backfire — Verb – English ～ emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"

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