VERB
  • Definition - To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
  • Definition - To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
  • Definition - To provide reserve support.
  • Definition - To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
  • Example - The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated.
NOUN
  • Definition - The process by which something is backfilled.
  • Example - the backfilling of trenches
Words in your word
11 Letter Words
backfilling 23
8 Letter Words
backfill 19 blackfin 19 flacking 18 flicking 18 blacking 17 flailing 12
6 Letter Words
faking 14 baking 13 biking 13 caking 13 calkin 12 facing 12 laking 11 liking 11 filing 10 baling 9 filial 9 finial 9 gallic 9 infall 9 infill 9 lacing 9 clinal 8 ailing 7 nilgai 7
5 Letter Words
flack 14 flick 14 black 13 flank 12 kalif 12 blank 11 blink 11 clank 11 clink 11 kibla 11 calif 10 ficin 10 finca 10 kiang 10 cabin 9 fagin 9 fling 9 acing 8 bling 8 clang 8 cling 8 final 8 flail 8 icing 8 acini 7 alibi 7 biali 7 binal 7 blain 7 blini 7 cilia 7 iliac 7 lilac 7 linac 7 algin 6 align 6 glial 6 liang 6 ligan 6 linga 6 ilial 5
4 Letter Words
back 12 filk 11 fink 11 flak 11 kaif 11 balk 10 bank 10 bilk 10 calk 10 lack 10 lick 10 nick 10 calf 9 flab 9 flic 9 gink 9 king 9 akin 8 banc 8 fang 8 flag 8 ilka 8 kail 8 kain 8 kill 8 kiln 8 kina 8 lank 8 link 8 alif 7 bang 7 bing 7 blag 7 clag 7 fail 7 fain 7 fall 7 fila 7 fill 7 flan 7 glib 7 naif 7 bail 6 ball 6 bani 6 bill 6 blin 6 cain 6 call 6 clan 6
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 cab 7 fag 7 fig 7 gif 7 ilk 7 ink 7 kin 7 bag 6 big 6 cig 6 fan 6 fil 6 fin 6 gab 6 gib 6 alb 5 bal 5 ban 5 bin 5 cal 5 can 5 lab 5 lac 5 lib 5 nab 5 nib 5 gal 4 gan 4 gin 4 lag 4 nag 4 ail 3 ain 3 all 3 ani 3 ill 3 lin 3 nil 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 fa 5 if 5 ab 4 ba 4 bi 4 ag 3 gi 3 ai 2 al 2 an 2 in 2 la 2 li 2 na 2
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