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— English words —

• backwash n. (Nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
• backwash n. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
• backwash n. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
• backwash n. The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
• backwash n. (Economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and…
• backwash v. To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
• backwash v. (Transitive) To affect with backwash.
• backwash v. To clean the oil from wool after combing.
• back␣wash n. Alternative spelling of backwash.
• back␣wash v. Alternative spelling of backwash.

— English words, defined in French —

• backwash n. (Marine) Remous, ressac.
• backwash n. (Sens figuré) Retentissement.

67 English words from 10 English definitions

affect after aftermath air aircraft aircraft␣engine Alternative and area areas attracting back back␣into backward backwash breaking clean combing consequence direction drink drunk economic economic␣growth Economics engine event filter flow flowed food from growth harms has have in␣one in␣order in␣order␣to into Nautical oars of␣an oil one operate order other particles people propeller result reverse saliva similar situation someone spelling spit that the Transitive water waves where with wool

2 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Marine Sens

5 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

figuré Remous ressac Retentissement Sens␣figuré

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

backwashed back␣washed backwasher backwashes back␣washes backwashers backwashing back␣washing backwashings backwash␣ileitis

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

ack ACK ash Ash bac BAC -bac- back Back back- Kwa was Was WAs wash Wash WASH -wash Wash.

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

awk cab Cab CAB Hsa. saw Saw SAW

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

washback

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

black␣haws blackwash washbacks

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

backsaw hacksaw hack␣saw kwachas

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

backdash backlash

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

blackwash

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