8-letter words containing ba
- 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.
- backlift — the backward movement of a cricket bat in preparation for a swing
- backline — (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
- backlink — An incoming hyperlink from one web page to another website.
- backlins — backward; back.
- backlist — a publisher's previously published books that are still available
- backlite — (in automotive styling) the rear window of a vehicle.
- backload — a load carried by a lorry on a return journey
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- backmost — furthest back
- backpack — A backpack is a bag with straps that go over your shoulders, so that you can carry things on your back when you are walking or climbing.
- backpain — Alternative form of back pain.
- backport — (software) To make a feature from a later version of a piece of software available in an earlier version. Backporting of features enables users of the older version to benefit from a feature without upgrading fully.
- backread — (Internet, slang, especially in IRC) To catch up on an ongoing conversation, by reading previous portions one was not present for.
- backrest — The backrest of a seat or chair is the part which you rest your back on.
- backroad — Alternative spelling of back road.
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- backrush — the return of water seaward, down the foreshore of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.