| BACKSAWS | • backsaws n. Plural of backsaw. • BACKSAW n. a saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back. |
| BACKWALL | • backwall n. (Sports) Alternative form of back wall. • back␣wall n. (Squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall. • back␣wall n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall. |
| BACKWARD | • backward adj. Situated toward or at the rear of something. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing. • backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement. |
| BACKWASH | • backwash n. (Nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves. • backwash n. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. • backwash n. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath. |
| BACKWRAP | • backwrap n. A portion of something that is wrapped backward. • backwrap n. (Computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made… • backwrap v. To wrap around the back of something. |
| CABLEWAY | • cableway n. A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung. • CABLEWAY n. a structure for transport of material in cars, suspended from a cable. |
| CATAWBAS | • catawbas n. Plural of catawba. • Catawbas n. Plural of Catawba. • CATAWBA n. a well known light red variety of American grape; a red wine made from it. |
| CLAWBACK | • clawback n. (US law of evidence) A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly… • clawback n. (US taxation law) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another… • clawback n. (US, business) Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine. |
| DRAWBACK | • drawback n. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. • drawback n. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. • drawback n. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette. |
| MACCABAW | • maccabaw n. Alternative form of maccaboy. • MACCABAW n. a type of snuff, also MACCABOY, MACCOBOY. |
| SWAYBACK | • swayback n. An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse. • swayback n. An animal with such excessive sagging. • SWAYBACK n. an abnormal sagging of the back. |
| WAYBACKS | • waybacks n. Plural of wayback. • WAYBACK n. the area in the back of a vehicle. |