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14 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• backfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
• backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the…
• backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support.
• backfill v. (US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
• backfill v. (Gaming) To enter an online game that’s already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
• backfill n. The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
• backfill n. (US) Reserve support personnel.
• backfill n. (US) That which backfills; a replacement.
• backfill n. (Literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
• back-fill v. Alternative form of backfill.
• back-fill n. Alternative form of backfill.

— English words, defined in French —

• backfill n. (Construction) Tamponnage (matériel utilisé pour remplir une excavation).
• backfill v. Reboucher un trou avec une substance.
• backfill v. (Archéologie).

67 English words from 11 English definitions

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6 English words from 3 foreign definitions

Construction excavation matériel pour substance trou

1 foreign word from 11 English definitions

has␣been

7 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Archéologie avec Reboucher remplir Tamponnage une utilisé

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

backfills back-fills backfilled back-filled backfiller backfillers backfilling back-filling backfillings

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK bac BAC -bac- back Back back- fil FIL Fil- fill Fill ill ILL 'ill I'll Ill.

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cab Cab CAB lif LIF

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

backfills back-fills flickable frillback

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

backfall backfile

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