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

— English words —

• backstep n. A step backwards.
• backstep n. (Geology) An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a…
• backstep n. (Fluid mechanics) Flow over a backward-facing step.
• backstep n. The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process…
• backstep n. A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
• backstep v. To take a step backwards.
• backstep v. To return to a previous place or time.
• backstep v. To retract or take back.
• backstep v. To be arranged in steps going backwards.
• backstep v. (Geology, of a shoreline) To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
• backstep v. To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.

64 English words from 11 English definitions

abrupt all and arranged back backward backwards been can change deposition details due due␣to enough facing fashion finish finishing firefighter firetruck Flow Fluid Fluid␣mechanics Geology going going␣back has incomplete initially know made marine mechanics of␣a once over place platform preserved previous process progress rear recede record retract return sedimentary shoreline specification stand start step steps subsidence take take␣back that the time transgression was where

1 foreign word from 11 English definitions

has␣been

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

backsteps backstepped backstepping

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

ack ACK acks ACKs bac BAC -bac- back Back back- backs Cks CKs Ste StE STE Ste. step STEP -step step- Tep

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

cab Cab CAB ETs ETS pet PET Pet. pets PETs SKCA tsk

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

stepback step␣back

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

backsteps backswept stepbacks steps␣back subpacket sweptback swept-back

9 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

backest backets backset packest packets PEBCAKs Ptaceks setback set␣back

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

backster backstop Backstop back-stop

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