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backwash
  1. (nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
  2. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
  3. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
  4. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. wake, backflow, wash, slipstream, path, trail, track, train, waves, disturbance, churning, stream, turbulence, wave, furrow, tail, consequence, repercussion, result, outcome, effect, aftermath, upshot, issue, corollary, product, aftereffect, sequel, outgrowth, precipitate, fruit, development, sequence, resultant, fallout, fate, child, conclusion, reverberation, by-product, after-effect, ramification, end result, end, impact, side effect, spin-off, eventuality, reaction, end product … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Occasionally, two or three waves stack on top of each other, and the backwash is sucked into the breaking waves, spraying white foam into the sky.”
      “And I'd be surprised if some of the backwash of that hasn't carried into the international arena.”
backwardation
  1. (finance) The situation in a futures market where prices for future delivery are lower than prices for immediate (or nearer) delivery. Generally arising from a near-term shortage of a commodity.
  2. (obsolete, London Stock Exchange) fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
  3. Examples:
      4. “Gold remains in backwardation right out to the six month term but at low rates.”
      “This caused a significant disturbance in the market and exacerbated a backwardation in the price of tin.”
      “I am sure that your position is a hedge, but if your physical metal is delayed, you may have to borrow at this backwardation.”
backwardness
  1. The state of being backward.
  2. reluctance.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. retardation, slowness, abnormality, mental deficiency, mental retardation, tardiness, delay, belatedness, unpunctuality, delinquency, dilatoriness, lateness, late date, procrastination, reticence, shyness, diffidence, restraint, reluctance, bashfulness, demureness, timidness, coyness, hesitancy, modesty, reserve, inhibition, constraint, quietness, timidity, meekness, sheepishness, insecurity, apprehension, secretiveness, unresponsiveness, formality, caution, taciturnity, silence, timorousness, suppression, repression, introversion, uncommunicativeness, self-restraint, self-control, self-effacement, aloofness, coldness … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Her persistent backwardness in reading and writing skills required additional support from her teachers.”
      “The employee's backwardness was evident during the presentation, as she struggled to speak up and lacked confidence.”
      “The lack of access to basic necessities, education, and healthcare showcases the backwardness of the underprivileged community.”
backwashing
  1. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
  2. Examples:
      3. “The sludge generated from backwashing the filters is sent to a spent washwater tank for recirculation through the facility to minimize waste.”
backwardsness
  1. Backwardness; the state of being backwards.
backwind
  1. (nautical) The flow of air so deflected
aback
  1. (obsolete) An abacus.
backward
  1. The state behind or past.
backwardations
  1. plural of backwardation
backwardnesses
  1. plural of backwardness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retardation, slowness, abnormality, mental retardation, belatedness, delays, dilatoriness, unpunctuality, delinquencies, late dates, tardiness, lateness, delay, delinquency, backwardness, late date, procrastination, mental deficiency, reticence, shyness, diffidence, restraint, reluctance, bashfulness, demureness, timidness, coyness, hesitancy, modesty, reserve, constraints, inhibition, quietness, apprehensions, insecurities, sheepishness, meeknesses, timidity, introversion, suppression, silence, taciturnity, formality, repression, self-restraint, uncommunicativeness, self-control, self-effacement, unresponsiveness, secretiveness … more
backwashings
  1. plural of backwashing
backwinds
  1. plural of backwind
backwashes
  1. plural of backwash
  2. Synonyms:
      3. issues, results, outcomes, consequences, conclusions, eventualities, aftermaths, corollaries, culminations, effects, ends, finales, aftereffects, after-effects, developments, end products, end results, fallouts, outgrowths, payoffs, pay-offs, ramifications, repercussions, upshots, denouements, products, fruits, sequels, precipitates, sequences, resultants, fates, childer, by-products, side effects, reverberations, impacts, reactions, spin-offs, implications, aftershocks, follow-ups, chain reactions, offshoots, events, responses, matters of course, legacies, produce, terminations … more
abacks
  1. plural of aback
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