9-letter words containing bac
- fabaceous — belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae.
- fade back — to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
- fall back — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fallbacks — Plural form of fallback.
- fastbacks — Plural form of fastback.
- feedbacks — Plural form of feedback.
- feuerbach — Ludwig Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s,, an-;; German ahn-drey-ahs] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs,, æn-;; German ɑnˈdreɪ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1804–72, German philosopher.
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- firebacks — Plural form of fireback.
- fishyback — a cargo supply chain involving container transfer from lorry to ship
- flareback — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flashback — a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
- flat back — a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
- full-back — sports; player , position
- fullbacks — Plural form of fullback.
- gernsback — Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.
- give back — return: sth to sb
- give-back — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- givebacks — Plural form of giveback.
- go back n — (networking) A data link layer protocol.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- graybacks — Plural form of grayback.
- greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
- halfbacks — Plural form of halfback.
- hand back — return, give back
- hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hardbacks — Plural form of hardback.
- hark back — to listen attentively; hearken.
- hatchback — a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- holdbacks — Plural form of holdback.
- hoop back — a chair back having the uprights and crest rail in a continuous arched form.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- huckaback — toweling of linen or cotton, of a distinctive absorbent weave.
- humpbacks — Plural form of humpback.
- hunchback — a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
- keep back — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kick back — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kickbacks — Plural form of kickback.
- knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- leaseback — the disposal of a building, land, or other property to a buyer under special arrangements for simultaneously leasing it on a long-term basis to the original seller, usually with an option to renew the lease.
- left back — a defending player on the left side of the field
- look back — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lyre back — a back of a chair or the like having a pierced splat in the form of a lyre, often with metal rods representing strings.
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- mossbacks — Plural form of mossback.
- notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.