| BACKFILE | • backfile n. A file of documents in paper or fiche format that have no digital equivalent. • backfile n. A file containing non-current items. • BACKFILE n. the back numbers of a newspaper. |
| BACKFILL | • backfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it. • backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the… • backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support. |
| BACKFIRE | • backfire v. (Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction… • backfire v. (Of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound. • backfire v. To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. |
| BACKFITS | • backfits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfit. • BACKFIT v. to modify later. |
| BACKFLIP | • backflip n. (Gymnastics) An act of rotating one’s body 360 degrees in the backward direction. • backflip n. (By extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn. • backflip v. To perform a backflip (rotation of body). |
| BACKLIFT | • backlift n. (Cricket) The lifting of the bat in preparation for hitting the ball. • BACKLIFT n. the backwards lifting of a bat. |
| BEATIFIC | • beatific adj. Blessed, blissful, heavenly. • beatific adj. Having a benign appearance. • BEATIFIC adj. making supremely happy, also BEATIFICAL. |
| BIFACIAL | • bifacial adj. Having two faces or opposing surfaces. • bifacial adj. (Archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges. • BIFACIAL adj. having two faces. |
| BIFOCALS | • bifocals n. Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance… • BIFOCALS n. spectacles with bifocal lenses. |
| BIOFACTS | • biofacts n. Plural of biofact. • BIOFACT n. an item of biological information. |
| BLACKFIN | • blackfin n. Bluefin tuna. • BLACKFIN n. a food fish, a kind of tuna. |
| BONIFACE | • boniface n. The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper. • Boniface prop.n. A male given name from Latin of mainly historical use. • BONIFACE n. (French) the proprietor of a hotel, nightclub or restaurant. |
| FINBACKS | • finbacks n. Plural of finback. • FINBACK n. a type of whale characterized by a prominent fin on the back, aka rorqual, also FINFISH, FINNER. |
| FIREBACK | • fireback n. Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura. • fireback n. A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking. • FIREBACK n. a cast-iron plate at the back of a fireplace. |
| LIFTBACK | • liftback n. (US) hatchback. • LIFTBACK n. a motorcar with a sloping rear door; a hatchback. |