| BACKCASTING | • backcasting v. Present participle of backcast. • BACKCAST v. to make a backward cast in fishing. |
| BACKCHATTED | • backchatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backchat. • back-chatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-chat. • back␣chatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of back chat. |
| BACKCOUNTRY | • backcountry n. A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks. • back␣country n. Alternative form of backcountry. • BACKCOUNTRY n. a remote rural region. |
| BACKSCATTER | • backscatter n. (Physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the… • backscatter n. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner. • backscatter n. (Military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that… |
| BACKSCRATCH | • backscratch n. A scratch on the back. • backscratch v. To scratch one’s or another’s back. • backscratch v. (Business, politics, slang) To engage in a reciprocal action. |
| BACKSTRETCH | • backstretch n. (Athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running… • backstretch n. (Horse racing) An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees. • backstretch n. (Figuratively) The middle part of an event. |
| BACKTRACKED | • backtracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of backtrack. • back-tracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-track. • BACKTRACK v. to go back on a previous statement. |
| COCKLEBOATS | • cockleboats n. Plural of cockleboat. • COCKLEBOAT n. a small boat, esp. one used on rivers, also COCKBOAT. |
| CYBERATTACK | • cyberattack n. An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying. • cyberattack v. To launch a cyberattack. • cyber-attack n. Alternative form of cyberattack. |
| SCRATCHBACK | • scratchback n. (UK, dated) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting… • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| STICKLEBACK | • stickleback n. Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or… • STICKLEBACK n. a freshwater fish with a spiny back. |
| SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |