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— English words —

• backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
• backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
• backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water.
• backwater n. (Paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and…
• backwater v. To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
• backwater v. (Idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
• back-water n. Alternative form of backwater: the water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
• back-water n. Alternative form of backwater: water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh…
• back␣water n. Alternative spelling of backwater.
• back␣water v. (Nautical) To reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.

— English words, defined in French —

• backwater n. (Géologie) Méandre abandonné.
• backwater n. (Royaume-Uni) (Sens figuré) Trou (lieu dont on veut indiquer la petitesse d’une manière exagérée), trou perdu.

63 English words from 10 English definitions

action Alternative and as␣to back backward back␣water boat dam etc events force form forward fresh fresh␣water held held␣back ideas Idiomatic industry long long-held Nautical new oar oars obstruction other paddle paddles Paper papermaking place position process progresses propeller pushed pushed␣forward Recycled reduce remains remote reverse row rowing see ship so␣as so␣as␣to somewhere spelling stop stroke that the unaffected usage used vacillate water which

6 English words from 2 foreign definitions

dont lieu perdu Sens trou Uni

15 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

abandonné exagérée figuré Géologie indiquer manière Méandre Méandre␣abandonné petitesse Royaume Royaume-Uni Sens␣figuré trou␣perdu une veut

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

backwaters back-waters back␣waters backwatered backwatering backwaterish

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

ack ACK ate Até Atë -ate Ater bac BAC -bac- back Back back- Kwa ter TER ter- wat Wat WAT water

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

awk cab Cab CAB eta ETA ret Ret. Reta taw Taw tawk

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

backs␣water backwaters back-waters back␣waters blackwater Blackwater black␣water

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Baker␣Act

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

backdater

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

backs␣water blackwater Blackwater black␣water

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