8-letter words containing ack
- ack-emma — in the morning; a.m
- acknowne — aware
- almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.
- arc-back — an undesirable phenomenon, occurring in rectifier tubes, in which current flows in the reverse direction, from anode to cathode, as a result of arcing, limiting the usable voltage of the tube.
- attacked — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- attacker — You can refer to a person who attacks someone as their attacker.
- back bay — a small bay or inlet of a lake
- back emf — an electromagnetic force appearing in an inductive circuit in such a direction as to oppose any change of current in the circuit
- back end — autumn
- back lot — an outdoor area, usually adjoining a studio, used for the shooting of exterior scenes.
- back off — If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
- back out — If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- back pay — Back pay is money which an employer owes an employee for work that he or she did in the past.
- back row — the forwards at the rear of a scrum
- back rub — a form of massage in which the masseur rubs one's back
- back run — a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.
- back saw — a short saw with a reinforced back.
- back-end — (programming) Any software performing either the final stage in a process, or a task not apparent to the user. A common usage is in a compiler. A compiler's back-end generates machine language and performs optimisations specific to the machine's architecture. The term can also be used in the context of network applications. E.g. "The back-end of the system handles socket protocols". Contrast front end.
- backache — Backache is a dull pain in your back.
- backband — a moulding used at the edges of a window casing
- backbeat — the second and fourth beats of a bar written in even time or, in more complex time signatures, the last beat of the bar
- backbend — a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
- backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
- backbond — a legal document qualifying the terms of a bond or explaining the purpose for which a bond has been granted
- backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- backburn — to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
- backcast — a backward casting of a fishing rod
- backchat — the act of answering back, esp impudently
- backcomb — to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
- backdate — If a document or an arrangement is backdated, it is valid from a date before the date when it is completed or signed.
- backdoor — You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
- backdrop — A backdrop is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backends — Plural form of backend.
- backfall — a fall or throw onto the back
- backfile — the archives of a newspaper or magazine
- backfill — to refill an excavated trench, esp (in archaeology) at the end of an investigation
- backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
- backfist — a karate punch with the back of a clenched hand.
- backflip — a backwards somersault in mid air with arms and legs extended
- backflow — a reverse flow, the movement (of a liquid) in the opposite direction to its previous, natural or intended direction
- backfoot — (transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance.
- backhand — A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body.
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- backheel — (soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
- backhoes — Plural form of backhoe.
- backings — Plural form of backing.
- backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- backless — A backless dress leaves most of a woman's back uncovered down to her waist.
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