Words from this root (10)
back
A1
/[bax]/
To or toward the place, position, or time something came from.
backbite
C2+
/ˈbækbaɪt/
to speak maliciously about someone who is absent
backbone
C2+
/ˈbækboʊn/
the spine; the chief support or strength of something
backbreaking
C2+
/ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ/
physically exhausting and arduous
backfriend
C2+
/ˈbækˌfrɛnd/
a false friend or secret enemy
backside
C2+
/ˈbækˌsaɪd/
the rear part of something; a person's buttocks
backboneless
C2+
/ˈbækˌboʊnləs/
lacking firmness of character; spineless
backchat
C2+
/ˈbækˌtʃæt/
impertinent or cheeky replies to someone in authority
backsight
C2+
/ˈbækˌsaɪt/
a surveyor's sighting back to a known point, or the rear sight of a gun
backwash
C2+
/ˈbækˌwɑʃ/
the backward flow of water, or unwelcome aftereffects of an event