| BACKLIT | • backlit v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlight. • backlit adj. Lit or illuminated from behind. • BACKLIT adj. lit from behind. |
| BACKLIFT | • backlift n. (Cricket) The lifting of the bat in preparation for hitting the ball. • BACKLIFT n. the backwards lifting of a bat. |
| BACKLINE | • backline n. Alternative form of back line. • back␣line n. (Soccer) Collectively, the defenders of a team. • back␣line n. (Field hockey) The line running across the goal to the corners of the playing field. |
| BACKLIST | • backlist n. (Publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles. • backlist v. (Transitive) To hold back a student’s application (To a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate… • backlist v. (Transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist. |
| BACKLIFTS | • backlifts n. Plural of backlift. • BACKLIFT n. the backwards lifting of a bat. |
| BACKLIGHT | • backlight n. (Uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. • backlight n. (Countable) The rear window of a motor car. • backlight v. (Transitive) To illuminate something from behind. |
| BACKLINER | • backliner n. (Sports) One who plays on the back line. • BACKLINER n. (Canadian) a defenceman, especially in hockey. |
| BACKLINES | • backlines n. Plural of backline. • back␣lines n. Plural of back line. • BACKLINE n. in some team sports, the defensive players considered as a unit. |
| BACKLISTS | • backlists v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist. • BACKLIST v. to include in a publisher's list of old books. |
| BACKLIGHTS | • backlights n. Plural of backlight. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKLINERS | • backliners n. Plural of backliner. • BACKLINER n. (Canadian) a defenceman, especially in hockey. |
| BACKLISTED | • backlisted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlist. • BACKLIST v. to include in a publisher's list of old books. |
| BACKLIGHTED | • backlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of backlight. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKLISTING | • backlisting v. Present participle of backlist. • BACKLIST v. to include in a publisher's list of old books. |
| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |