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— English words —

• backward adj. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
• backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
• backward adj. Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
• backward adj. (Figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
• backward adj. Reversed in order or sequence.
• backward adj. Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
• backward adj. (Figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
• backward adj. (Figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
• backward adj. Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
• backward adj. Late or behindhand.
• backward adj. (Chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved…
• backward adj. (Cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman’s popping crease.
• backward adj. (Cricket) Further behind the batsman’s popping crease than something else.
• backward adj. (Obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
• backward adj. (Obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
• backward adv. At, near or towards the rear of something.
• backward adv. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
• backward adv. In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
• backward adv. (Figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
• backward adv. In a reversed orientation; back to front.
• backward adv. In a reversed order or sequence.
• backward adv. Toward or into the past…
• backward adv. (Obsolete) In the past.
• backward adv. By way of reflection; reflexively. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• backward n. The state behind or past.

— English words, defined in French —

• backward adj. Arriéré.
• backward adv. Vers l’arrière, en arrière.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• backward adj. Atrasado.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• backward adj. Para trás.
• backward adj. Numa direção contrária à normal.
• backward adj. Relutante ou incapaz de avançar.
• backward adj. Não desenvolvido; não sofisticado.
• backward adj. Antiquado.
• backward adv. Para trás.

102 English words from 25 English definitions

act Acting add adjacent advance Already and apprehend averse back back␣to␣front batsman behind behindhand better bygone By␣way␣of Can Chess colour country crease Cricket culture desired difficulties direction else enlightened etc example facing field Figuratively files for from front further gone having in␣order In␣the␣past into Lacking Late learning moved movement moving moving␣in near normally Obsolete Of␣a opposite oppositely order orientation or␣something outdated part past pawn pawns pointing popping popping␣crease practice progress progressive rear reflection reflexively reluctant reversed same sense sequence Situated Slow someone something something␣else state than that the the␣same this thought to␣the toward towards unable undeveloped unsophisticated Unwilling usual way which worse

5 English words from 9 foreign definitions

arrière normal Numa Para Vers

13 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Antiquado Arriéré Atrasado avançar contrária desenvolvido direção en␣arrière incapaz não Relutante sofisticado trás

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

backwards backwardly backwardism backward␣dive backwardmost backwardness backward␣pass backward␣pawn backwardation backward␣dives backward␣pawns backward␣slash backwardsness backwards␣roll backwardations backward␣design backwardnesses backward␣passes backwards␣rolls backward␣linkage backward-looking backward␣slashes backward␣linkages backward␣induction backward␣compatible backward␣compliment backward␣inductions backward␣compliments backward␣integration backward-lookingness backwards␣compatible backwards-compatibly backwards␣compliment backward␣time␣machine backward␣integrations backwards␣compliments backwards␣time␣machine backward␣time␣machines backward␣compatibility backwards␣time␣machines

19 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

abackwards go␣backwards ass-backwards ass␣backwards job␣backwards know␣backwards fuck␣me␣backwards bend␣over␣backwards bent␣over␣backwards bugger␣me␣backwards lean␣over␣backwards bends␣over␣backwards leans␣over␣backwards leant␣over␣backwards other␣backward␣class leaned␣over␣backwards bending␣over␣backwards leaning␣over␣backwards other␣backward␣classes

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

abackward unbackward ass-backward ass␣backward fast␣backward work␣backward

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

ack ACK ard Ard ARD 'ard -ard bac BAC -bac- back Back back- Kwa war War WAR war- War. ward Ward -ward

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

awk cab Cab CAB Dra DRA draw drawk raw Raw RAW R&AW rawk

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

drawback draw␣back

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

abackward backwards drawbacks

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

backcard backword backyard back␣yard

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