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