NOUN
  • Definition - The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
  • Definition - Reserve support personnel.
  • Definition - That which backfills; a replacement.
  • Definition - Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
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.
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
backfills 20
8 Letter Words
backfill 19
6 Letter Words
flacks 15 flicks 15 blacks 14 kalifs 13 kiblas 12 califs 11 fiscal 11 flails 9 lilacs 8 scilla 8
5 Letter Words
flack 14 flick 14 backs 13 black 13 filks 12 flaks 12 flask 12 kaifs 12 kalif 12 balks 11 bilks 11 calks 11 kibla 11 lacks 11 licks 11 slack 11 slick 11 calfs 10 calif 10 flabs 10 flics 10 basic 9 kails 9 kills 9 skill 9 alifs 8 fails 8 falls 8 fills 8 flail 8 bails 7 balls 7 basil 7 bills 7 calls 7 laics 7 lilac 7 salic 7 scall 7
4 Letter Words
back 12 filk 11 flak 11 kafs 11 kaif 11 kifs 11 balk 10 bask 10 bilk 10 bisk 10 calk 10 cask 10 icks 10 kabs 10 lack 10 lick 10 sack 10 sick 10 cafs 9 calf 9 fabs 9 fibs 9 fisc 9 flab 9 flic 9 cabs 8 ilka 8 ilks 8 kail 8 kill 8 saki 8 scab 8 sika 8 silk 8 alif 7 fail 7 fall 7 fila 7 fill 7 fils 7 albs 6 asci 6 bail 6 ball 6 bals 6 bias 6 bill 6 call 6 cals 6 isba 6
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 ask 7 cab 7 ilk 7 kas 7 kis 7 ska 7 ski 7 fas 6 fil 6 ifs 6 abs 5 alb 5 bal 5 bas 5 bis 5 cal 5 cis 5 lab 5 lac 5 lib 5 sab 5 sac 5 sib 5 sic 5 ail 3 ais 3 all 3 als 3 ill 3 las 3 lis 3 sal 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 fa 5 if 5 ab 4 ba 4 bi 4 ai 2 al 2 as 2 is 2 la 2 li 2 si 2
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