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Backdrops
- noun - scenery hung at back of stage
Backfires
- noun - a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Backflows
- noun - a flow that returns toward its source
Backhands
- noun - a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
- hit a tennis ball backhand
Backpacks
- noun - a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
Backrests
- noun - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
Backrooms
- noun - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
Backseats
- noun - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
- a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
Backsides
- noun - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
Backslaps
- verb - display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"