backset

back·set

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bak-set]
- /ˈbækˌsɛt/
- /ˈbækset/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak-set]
- /ˈbækˌsɛt/

Definitions of backset word

noun backset a setback; a reversal 3
noun backset the distance between the edge of a door and the point at which the door handle is attached 3
verb backset to attack from the rear 3
verb backset to plough, in the autumn, for the second time, prairie land which was newly ploughed the previous spring 3
noun backset a setback; relapse; reverse 3
noun backset New England, Southern, and South Midland U.S. a setback; relapse; reverse. an eddy or countercurrent. 1

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Origin of backset

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75; back2 + set

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Parts of speech for Backset

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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backset popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for backset

noun backset

disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
relapse — to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence.

All 9 Synonyms of backset